General Education Requirements
- English
3–6 credits
Required: ENG 102 or ENG 114 - Fine Arts
3 credits
Recommended: THTR 210 (meets diversity) - Humanities
3 credits - Mathematics
3 credits
Required: PBH 281 or STATS 152 (or higher STATS) - Science
6 credits
Required: BIOL 190/190L, CHEM 121 - Social Science
3 credits
Required: PSY 101
Total GenEd Requirements: 21–24 credits
Additional College Requirements
- Diversity
3 credits - Science
6 credits
Science courses fulfilling the 6 credits include: BIOL 190/190L (2 credits from GenEd), BIOL 251: General Microbiology (4 credits) - U.S. & NV Constitution
3 credits
Total Additional College Requirements: 9–12 credits
Program Core Requirements
- BIOL 223: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
4 credits - BIOL 224: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
4 credits - CHEM 220: Introductory Organic Chemistry
4 credits - COM 113: Fundamentals of Speech
3 credits - SOC 101: Principles of Sociology
3 credits - NUTR 223: Principles of Nutrition
3 credits
Total Core Requirements: 21 credits
Program Emphasis Requirements
- DH 102: Oral Biology
4 credits - DH 103: Head and Neck Anatomy
2 credits - DH 209 Pain and Anxiety Control
3 credits - DH 299 Independent Study
4 credits - DH 304 Dental Hygiene Theory I
3 credits - DH 305 Pre-Clinical Practice
2 credits - DH 306 Preventative Oral Health Concepts
2 credits - DH 308 Dental Materials
2 credits - DH 311 Pharmacology
2 credits - DH 312 General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist
3 credits - DH 313 Periodontic Principles I
2 credits - DH 314 Oral Radiology and Interpretation
3 credits - DH 315 Clinical Dental Hygiene I
3 credits - DH 403 Periodontic Principles II
2 credits - DH 404 Research Methodology
2 credits - DH 405 Clinical Dental Hygiene II
5 credits - DH 407 Dental Public Health Concepts
2 credits - DH 409 Ethics, Law and Business Practice in Dental Hygiene
2 credits - DH 410 Foundations of Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice
2 credits - DH 411 Dental Public Health Field Experience
1 credits - DH 413 Periodontic Principles III
1 credits - DH 415 Clinical Dental Hygiene III
5 credits - DH 416 Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice Field Experience
2 credits - DH 417 Community Dental Health
2 credits - DH 420 Dental Management of Special Patients
2 credits - DH 440 Capstone Seminar I
1 credits - DH 442 Capstone Seminar II
2 credits
Total Program Emphasis Requirements: 66 credits