Austin Community College

FY 2004 Degree Plan

Pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of the curriculum graduates will be awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree and will be eligible to take national and regional credentialing examinations to become registered and licensed dental hygienists.

Prerequisites

	BIOL	2401		Anatomy & Physiology I1/2	4
+	BIOL	2402		Anatomy and Physiology II1/2	4
+	CHEM	1405		Introduction to Chemistry3	4
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
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Semester I

	BIOL	2420		Introduction to Microbiology2/4	4
+	DHYG	1227		Preventive Dental Hygiene Care	2
+	DHYG	1301		Orofacial Anatomy, Histology and Embryology	3
+	DHYG	1304		Dental Radiology	3
+	DHYG	1331		Preclinical Dental Hygiene	3
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Semester II

+	DHYG	1207		General and Dental Nutrition	2
+	DHYG	1319		Dental Materials	3
+	HPRS	2200		Pharmacology for Health Professions2/5	2
+	MATH	1342		Elementary Statistics	3
+	DHYG	1260		Clinic I, Introductory Clinical	2
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Semester III

	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology	3
	SPCH	1315		Fundamentals of Public Speaking6	3
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Semester IV

+	DHYG	1239		General and Oral Pathology	2
+	DHYG	1311		Periodontology	3
+	DHYG	1315		Community Dentistry	3
+	DHYG	2201		Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care I	2
+	DHYG	2261		Clinic II, Intermediate Clinical	2
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Semester V

+	DHYG	2362		Clinic III, Advanced Clinical	3
+#	DHYG	1123		Dental Hygiene Practice	1
+	DHYG	2231		Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care II	2
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology	3
				Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
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				TOTALS	------- 72

¹ BIOL 2304 with BIOL 2101 and BIOL 2305 with BIOL 2102 may be substituted for BIOL 2401 and 2402.
² BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2420, and HPRS 2200 must be taken within 5 years.
³ CHEM 1411 may be substituted for CHEM 1405.
⁴ BIOL 2421 may be substituted for BIOL 2420.
⁵ HPRS 2300 may be substituted for HPRS 2200.
⁶ SPCH 1311 or SPCH 1321 may be substituted for SPCH 1315.