Bachelor of Science
Dental Hygiene
2009-2010
Degree Progression Plan
Freshman Year
1st term
DH 102
BIO 181
CHM 130
CHM 151L
STA 270
2nd term
Dental Hygiene Orientation
Unity of Life I
Fundamental Chemistry
Chemistry Lab
Applied Statistics
TOTAL UNITS
1____
4____
4____
1____
3____
13
PSY 101
BIO 201
ENG 105
NTS 256
Intro to Psychology
Anatomy & Physiology I
Critical Reading and Writing
Medical Nutrition
3____
4____
4____
3____
TOTAL UNITS
14
3rdSummer Term
BIO 202
Anatomy & Physiology II
TOTAL UNITS
4____
4
At this point students must be accepted into the Dental Hygiene Department
All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to entering the program.
Sophomore Year
4th term
BIO 205 and Laboratory
DH 227 and Laboratories
DH 208 and Laboratory
Any Sociology Class
Global or Ethnic Diversity
Class
5th term
Elements of Microbiology
Preclinical Dental Hygiene
Dental Anat/Emb/Histology
4____
5____
3____
3____
3____
TOTAL UNITS
DH 235
DH 235L
DH 228
DH 338
DH 338L
DH 370
BIO 320
Head and Neck Anatomy
Head and Neck Anatomy Lab
Clinical Hygiene I and labs
Oral Radiology
Oral Radiology Lab
Cyber Seminar II
General Pathology
TOTAL UNITS
18
2____
1____
5____
2____
1____
1____
3____
15
6th Summer Term
DH 340
Oral Pathology
3____
3
TOTAL UNITS
Junior Year
7th term
DH 300
DH 319 and Labs
DH 339
DH 418
DH 369
DH 369L
8th term
Pharmacology
Clinical Dental Hygiene II
Radiographic Interpretation
Periodontics I
Pain Management
Pain Management Lab
2____
5____
1____
3____
1____
1____
DH 320 and labs
DH 450
DH 419
DH 373W
Clinical Dental Hygiene III
Research & Evaluation
Periodontics II
Dental Public Health
5____
3____
3____
3____
TOTAL UNITS
14
TOTAL UNITS
13
9th Summer Term
DH 408
Field Work Experience
TOTAL UNITS
3____
3
Senior Year
10th term
DH 326
DH 354 and labs
DH 425 and labs
DH 495C
Liberal Studies
11th term
Oral Medicine
Dental Material
Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
Oral Health Outcomes
TOTAL UNITS
AHI (6 units)
Revised, Jan 2008, L Jerome
SPW (6 units)
PSY 101
2____
2____
6____
3____
3____
16
CU (6 units)
DH 426 and Labs
DH 416
DH 470
Liberal Studies
Clinical Dental Hygiene V
Career Management
Cyber Seminar III
TOTAL UNITS
Science (7 units)
BIO 181 & lab
CHM 130 & lab
Additional 3 units to
reach 35 total
5____
2____
1____
3____
11
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
2008-2009
Admission Requirements and Application Process for Dental Hygiene
The Dental Hygiene program at NAU adheres to a 1+3 curriculum, where one year of prerequisite coursework is
combined with three years of dental hygiene coursework at NAU. Students must have completed (or be in the
process of completing) 32 units of coursework including completion of 7 credit units of CHM 130 and lab plus
BIO 181 prior to applying to the program. The prerequisites are listed in the Degree Progression Plan (on the
other side of this sheet) as the courses to be taken during the freshmen year.
Applications are due February 1 of every year. The application, tips to completing the application, and criteria for
scoring the application can be found at the Dental Hygiene website. http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~dh-p/
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Degree Progression Plan is to be used in conjunction with the academic catalog and degree progress report.
Many courses have pre-requisites. Please check the academic catalog for pre-requisite and placement
information.
Students should see an academic advisor regularly to confirm their academic progress.
Students must see an academic advisor before enrollment for the 7th term in preparation for graduation.
Submit graduation application during 7th term.
Honors students complete different requirements to meet NAU's liberal studies program. Students should consult
an Honors Program advisor for complete information on fulfilling Honors Liberal Studies requirements.
All NAU students are required to complete at least 120 total units which includes:
- 35 units of liberal studies courses: http://www4.nau.edu/aio/Articulation/LScourselist.htm
- 6 units of diversity courses: (3 units in Global & 3 units in Ethnic): The diversity requirement may be
fulfilled in any part of the program of study.
http://www4.nau.edu/aio/Articulation/DiversityCourseList/htm
- 30 units of upper division courses (300-400 level), 18 of these units must be taken at NAU
English placement: http://www.nau.edu/comp/placement.html
Math placement:
http://www.cens.nau.edu/Academic/Math/studentInformation/
You may contact the following people for more information:
Linda Jerome
Academic Advising Coordinator
College of Health and Human Services,
Building # 66, Room 116
(928) 523-6198
Linda.Jerome@nau.edu
Revised, Jan 2008, L Jerome