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School of Dentistry

Dental Hygiene Program Admissions Prerequisite Course List

All dental hygiene prerequisites must be completed by the end of the spring semester of the year you are entering. Up to 6 credit hours may be in progress during the spring semester prior to admittance with all science courses completed by the previous fall. The 6 credit hours must be completed by May and final transcripts submitted by June 1. Dental Hygiene applicants must complete the Texas Core Curriculum that consists of 42 semester credit hours and the Program prerequisites that consists of 18 semester credit hours.

Some courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements also may be used to satisfy program prerequisites. See the  for more information.

Required coursesTotal
hours
required
Communication: 
ENGL 1301  Composition I
ENGL 1302  Composition II
6
Mathematics:
MATH 1314  College Algebra
3
Life & Physical Science:
BIOL   Anatomy & Physiology I with lab
BIOL   Anatomy & Physiology II with lab
BIOL   Microbiology with lab
12
Language, Philosophy & Culture (choose one of the following):
PHIL
LANG
HUMA
ENGL
3
Creative Arts (choose one of the following):
ARTS
DRAM
MUSI
3
American History:
HIST 1301  U.S. History I (to 1877)
HIST 1302  U.S. History II (since 1877)
6
Government/Political Science:
GOVT 2301  American Government I or
GOVT 2303  American Government II
GOVT 2305  Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) or
GOVT 2306  Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics)
6
Social and Behavior Sciences:
SOCI         Introduction to Sociology
3
Total 42

 

 

Additional Program Prerequisites:Hours
required
Elementary Methods Statistics3
General Chemistry 1 with lab4
Nutrition2
Intro to Psychology3
Business Computer Applications or equivalent3
Elective3
Total Hours of additional prerequisites18