Pre-Dental Hygiene Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Pre-Dental Hygiene emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the field of dental hygiene. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UPDH

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^{* **}
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
-OR- SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credits: 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credits: 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credits: 3
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
-OR- MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology Credits: 4 ^***
HPED 220 - Principles of Nutrition Credits: 3

Additional Degree Requirement:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 63 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Minimum one course in literature required.

^***BIOL 2230 - Microbiology may satisfy an upper-level course requirement at a university.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.