IUSCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Degree Completion Map
Major: Dental HygieneDegree: 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 on-time graduation.
Critical Courses are printed in bold font. Critical courses are required within the first two years of a degree program and are expectedbe 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 ProgramFall Semester / Spring Semester
Description / Course / Credits / Minimum Grade / Description / Course / Credits / Minimum Grade
Elementary Chem1
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical Sciences) / CHEM-C101 / 3 / C / Elementary Composition
or Speech
(Program Requirement
and GE: Core Communication) / ENG-W131 OR COMM-R110 / 3 / C
Elementary Chem Lab1
Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical Sciences ) / CHEM-C121 / 2 / C / Intro to Sociology
(GE Requirement: Social Sciences ) / SOC-R100
May take SOC-R100 or PSY-B110 in the Fall / 3 / C
Elementary Composition
or Speech
(Program Requirement
and GE: Core Communication) / ENG-W131 OR COMM- R110 / 3 / C / Psychology as a Soc Science
(GE Requirement: Social Sciences ) / PSY-B110
May take PSY-B110 or SOC-R110 in the Fall / 3 / C
Human Anatomy & Physiology 1
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical Sciences)3) / BIOL-N212 / 3 / C / Human Anatomy & Physiology 2
(Program Requirement
and GE: Life and Physical Sciences) / BIOL-N214 / 3 / C
DHYG Freshman Exp / DHYG-H101 / 1 / C / Micro & Immunology
(Program Requirement: Life and Physical Sciences) / MICR-J210 / 4 / C
Total Credits / 12 or 15 / Total Credits / 13 or16
Cumulative Total / 12 or 15 / Cumulative Total / 28
Summer Semester—Program Requirements
Arts and Humanities
GE Requirement: Arts & Humanities ) / Elected from the Approved List / 3 / C
Cultural Understanding
(GE Requirement: Cultural Understanding ) / Elected from the Approved List / 3 / C
Analytical Reasoning
(Recommend M118)
(GE Requirement: Analytical) / Elected from the Approved Analytical Reasoning List A / 3 / C
Total Credits / 9
Cumulative / 37
Second Year—Professional Program
Fall Semester / Spring Semester
Description / Course / Credits / Minimum Grade / Description / Course / Credits / Minimum Grade
Periodontics / H204 / 1 cr / C / Medical & Dental Emergencies / H205 / 1 cr / C
General Pathology I / H206 / 1 cr / C / General Pathology II / H207 / 1 cr / C
Head & Neck Anatomy / H211 / 2 cr / C / Pharmacology & Therapeutics / H215 / 2 cr / C
Oral Anatomy / 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
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 / Spring Semester
Description / Course / 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
Statistics or
Elem Stat Methods 1
(GE Requirement: Analytical) / PSY-B305 OR
STAT 30100 / 3
3 / C
Total Credits / 12 / Total Credits / 15
Cumulative Total / 84 / Cumulative Total / 99