244 CCSN 2007-2008 COURSE CATALOG
Students may elect to graduate using the degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation, or when they declared or changed major or the current catalog. If a
program is official after a student has matriculated, the student may choose the degree requirements of the new program. In no case may a student use a catalog which is
more than six years old at the time of graduation.
DH B01
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
DENTAL HYGIENE
126 Credits
Admission P
olic
y
• Graduate of accredited dental hygiene program
• Completion of AS Degree or equivalent in Dental Hygiene
• Current active Dental Hygiene License
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for dental hygiene coursework
• Student may only enroll in upper division courses after admission to the Bachelor of Science Program or
with permission of the Program Director.
• Students are expected to enroll in 4-6 credits per semester to remain in the program. Any exceptions
must be approved by the Program Director.
Cour
se Requir
ements
BS De
g
r
ee Pr
of
essional Dental Hyg
iene Cur
r
iculum
Prerequisites – required prior to selection of DH Professional Track (listed below)
DH 402 Public Health and Special Populations - 2 credits
DH 404 Research Methodology - 2 credits
DH 406 Health Care Administration - 2 credits or ECON 320 Health Economics - 3 credits
DH 408 Teaching Concepts for the Oral Health Professional - 2 credits
BS De
g
r
ee Pr
of
essional
T
r
ac
k
After Completion of Professional Dental Hygiene Curriculum (prerequisites listed above)
Choose one of the following Professional Tracks
Pub
lic Health F
ocus
DH 412 Dental Public Health Administration - 2 credits
DH 422 Oral Epidemiology and Biostatistics - 2 credits
Educa
tion F
ocus
DH 418 Advanced Education Concepts - 2 credits
DH 428 Clinical and Laboratory Teaching - 2 credits
F
inal
T
w
o Cour
ses in De
g
r
ee Sequence
DH 440 Capstone Seminar I - 2 credits
DH 442 Capstone Seminar II - 2 credits
BS De
g
r
ee Dental Hyg
iene and Cor
e Cur
r
iculum
Courses can be taken in any sequence
ART, DAN, Music, THTR - 3 credits
DH 400 Group Dynamics and Human Relations - 3 credits
DH 410 Cross Culture Communication in Health Care - 3 credits
ENG 333 Professional Communications - 3 credits
EPY 303 Educational Psychology - 4 credits
PHIL 302 Intermediate Reasoning and Critical Thinking - 3 credits
PHIL 311 Biomedical Ethics - 3 credits
Fur
ther Inf
or
ma
tion
Additional information on the Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene can be obtained at http://www.ccsn.edu/health/
