Dental Hygiene - AAS to BS Dental Hygiene Online Completion, BS

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MAJOR CODE: 2063

The AAS-BSDH online completion program is designed for students who have completed an associate degree in dental hygiene from an accredited dental hygiene program and desire to advance their education toward a baccalaureate degree.

Admission Requirements

Complete all university admission requirements including submission of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
Submit official transcript showing completion of an associate degree in dental hygiene from a CODA accredited program.
Have a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA for all college coursework (including transfer work and excluding developmental courses) and be in good academic standing.
Complete prerequisite courses for the program with a minimum grade of C or higher in each course prior to fall or spring entry.
Have a current unencumbered dental hygiene license with a local anesthesia permit in their state of residence that must be maintained throughout the completion of the AASBSDH program.

Application

Students who meet the above criteria are eligible to apply for admission. Applications can be found online and must be submitted by the date as determined by the program.

Pre-Program Requirements:

English Composition Credit Hours: 6 ¹
Speech Credit Hours: 3 ¹
Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 ¹
Lab Science Credit Hours: 16 ^{1 & 5}
Social Sciences Credit Hours: 6 ¹
Computer requirement Credit Hours: 2 ³
Dental hygiene credit for licensure held in escrow Credit Hours: 52 ⁶

88 Total Pre-Program Hours

Suggested Program Completion Plan For Spring Admission

Spring Semester - 14 Hours

DHYG 4542 - Public Health Dentistry Credit Hours: 2 ^{2 & 4}
RHET 3203 - Textual Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
MCOM 2223 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3 ²
STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 ²
Fine Arts requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Summer - 3 Hours

History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Fall Semester - 15 Hours

DHYG 4142 - Advanced Dental Hygiene Theory For Special Needs Patients Credit Hours: 2 ^{2 & 4}
HLTH 4103 - Research In The Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
PSYC 2963 - Developmental Psychology: A Life Span Credit Hours: 3 ²
SPAN 1304 - Beginning Spanish I Credit Hours: 4 ²
Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

120 Total Hours

Suggested Program Completion Plan For Fall Admission

Fall Semester - 15 Hours

DHYG 4142 - Advanced Dental Hygiene Theory For Special Needs Patients Credit Hours: 2 ^{2 & 4}
RHET 3203 - Textual Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
SPAN 1304 - Beginning Spanish I Credit Hours: 4 ²
MCOM 2223 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3 ²
STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 ²

Spring Semester - 14 Hours

DHYG 4542 - Public Health Dentistry Credit Hours: 2 ^{2 & 4}
HLTH 4103 - Research In The Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 4}
PSYC 2963 - Developmental Psychology: A Life Span Credit Hours: 3 ²
Fine Arts requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Summer - 3 Hours

History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper level

Notes

General Education Core Requirements, see General Education Core requirements of catalog, with the following stipulations: mathematics - MATH 1403 or mathematics with MATH 1403 as a prerequisite; lab science, 16 hours - BIOL 2203 /BIOL 2201 , BIOL 2213 /BIOL 2211 , BIOL 2503 /BIOL 2501 , and CHEM 1303 /CHEM 1301 are required; social sciences, six hours - PSYC 1163 and SOCI 2753 are required.
These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.
ITA requirement, two hours. Select from ITA 1101 , ITA 1201 , or ITA 1251 .
Enrollment in courses beginning with the DHYG or HLTH prefix requires admission to the dental hygiene program orthe dental hygiene online completion program.
Science courses taken more than five years prior to program application may not be eligible. See advisor for more information and to request a science course evaluation.
Credit for dental hygiene licensure will be held in escrow. The student will receive credit for the following courses upon successful completion of the program: DHYG 2111 - Dental Anatomy And Occlusion , DHYG 2313 - Radiology , DHYG 2432 - Head And Neck Anatomy , DHYG 3102 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene , DHYG 3103 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Theory , DHYG 3412 - Oral Embryology And Histology , DHYG 3113 - Clinic I Theory , DHYG 3212 - Periodontology I , DHYG 3213 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I , DHYG 3443 - Pharmacology , DHYG 3453 , DHYG 4122 - Clinic II Theory , DHYG 4132 - Clinic III Theory , DHYG 4224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II , DHYG 4234 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III , DHYG 4311 - Periodontology II , DHYG 4372 - Dental Nutrition , DHYG 4463 - Dental Materials , DHYG 4512 - Local Anesthesia And Nitrous Oxide , DHYG 4522 - Ethics And Practice Management , and DHYG 4533 - Community Dentistry And Dental Health Education .

A grade of C or better is required in ALL courses applicable to this program.

Prior to graduation students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .