Major: Dental Hygiene
IU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
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Degree: Associate in Science
Catalog Year: 2012-2014 – May 2013 Update (First Year Students Entering in Fall 2013)
Note: It is expected that students complete 30 credit hours of coursework per year. If fewer than 30 credits are completed
successfully during the Fall or Spring semesters, or if developmental (non-credit) courses must be taken as prerequisites to required
courses (e.g., Math 00100), students are expected to enroll in coursework during the Summer terms to get back on track for an ontime graduation.
Critical Courses are printed in bold font. Critical courses are required within the first two years of a degree program and are
expected be taken in the semester designated as they either serve as an important prerequisite or provide foundational knowledge
for the degree program.
First Year – Required Pre-requisite Coursework for Admission to IUSD Professional Dental Hygiene Program
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Description
Elementary Chem 1
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical
Sciences)
Course
CHEM-C101
Credits
3
Minimum
Grade
C
Description
Elementary
Composition
or Speech
Course
Credits
ENG-W131
OR COMMR110
3
Minimum
Grade
C
SOC-R100
3
C
3
C
BIOL-N214
3
C
MICR-J210
4
C
(Program Requirement
and GE: Core
Communication)
Elementary Chem Lab 1
Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical
Sciences )
Elementary Composition
or Speech
CHEM-C121
2
C
Intro to Sociology
(GE Requirement:
Social Sciences )
ENG-W131 OR
COMM- R110
3
C
Psychology as a Soc
Science
PSY-B110
May take
PSY-B110 or
SOC-R110 in
the Fall
(Program Requirement
and GE: Core
Communication)
Human Anatomy &
Physiology 1
May take
SOC-R100 or
PSY-B110 in
the Fall
BIOL-N212
3
C
(GE Requirement:
Social Sciences )
Human Anatomy &
Physiology 2
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical
Sciences) 3)
DHYG Freshman Exp
DHYG-H101
1
C
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and
Physical Sciences)
Micro & Immunology
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(Program Requirement:
Life and Physical
Sciences)
Total Credits
12 or 15
Total Credits
13 or 16
Cumulative Total
12 or 15
Cumulative Total
28
Summer Semester—Program
Requirements
Arts and Humanities
GE Requirement: Arts &
Humanities )
Cultural Understanding
(GE Requirement:
Cultural Understanding )
Analytical Reasoning
(Recommend M118)
(GE Requirement:
Analytical)
Total Credits
Elected from
the Approved
List
3
C
Elected from
the Approved
List
3
C
Elected from
the Approved
Analytical
Reasoning List
A
3
C
9
Cumulative
37
Second Year—Professional Program
Fall Semester
Description
Spring Semester
Course
Credits
Minimum
Grade
Periodontics
H204
1 cr
C
General Pathology I
H206
1 cr
Head & Neck Anatomy
H211
Oral Anatomy
Description
Course
Credits
Minimum
Grade
Medical & Dental
Emergencies
H205
1 cr
C
C
General Pathology II
H207
1 cr
C
2 cr
C
Pharmacology &
Therapeutics
H215
2 cr
C
H214
3 cr
C
Preventive Dentistry
H217
1 cr
C
Biochemistry &
Nutrition
H216
3 cr
C
Clinical Practice I
H219
4 cr
C
Fundamentals of DH
H218
4 cr
C
Dental Materials
H308
2 cr
C
Radiology
H303
1 cr
C
Clinical Periodontics
H321
2 cr
C
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Total Credits
15 cr
Total Credits
13 cr
Cumulative Total
52 cr
Cumulative Total
65 cr.
Summer Session (8 Weeks)
Description
Course
Credits
Minimum
Grade
Clinical DH Procedures
H221
3
C
Pain Management in
Dentistry
H250
2
C
Evidence-Based DH
Care
H252
1
C
Radiology Clinic
H305
1
C
Total Credits
7
Cumulative Total
72
Third Year
Fall Semester
Description
Course
Spring Semester
Credits
Minimum
Grade
Description
Course
Credits
Minimum
Grade
Clinical Practice II
H301
5
C
Clinical Practice III
H302
5
C
Oral Pathology
H304
2
C
Radiology Clinic III
H307
1
C
Radiology Clinic II
H306
1
C
Senior Hygiene
Seminar
H344
2
C
Dental Health
Education
H311
2
C
Community Dental
Health
H347
4
C
Adv Dental Materials
for Dental Auxiliaries
E351
2
C
Analytical Reasoning
PSY-B305 OR
3
C
Statistics or
STAT 30100
3
Elem Stat Methods 1
Total Credits
12
(GE Requirement:
Analytical)
Total Credits
Cumulative Total
84
Cumulative Total
15
99