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Contact: This is a limited enrollment program and has special requirements.
For questions about this program please contact Yvonne Thomson ythomson@harpercollege.edu
at 847.925.6765.
Associate in Applied Science Degree
This program meets State guidelines and is accredited by the Commission
on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
Prior to receiving a license in the practice of dental hygiene, graduates
must successfully complete the program and pass the Dental Hygiene Written
National Board exam and a Regional Clinical exam.
** Admission requirements include:
- Fulfillment of the General Admission Requirements of Harper College.
- Submission of an official copy of ACT results. (This requirement will
be waived for students who have completed 12 or more semester hours
of college work.)
- High school graduation or equivalent (GED).
- A high school grade average of 2.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale) or if
12 semester hours of college credit have been completed, a college grade
average of 2.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Students who have previously
enrolled at Harper College must be in good academic standing.
- Course Work Requirements
Two semesters of high school biology with grades of "C" or
better OR one semester of college biology with a grade of "C"
or better;
Two semesters of high school chemistry with grades of "C"
or better OR one semester of college chemistry with a grade of "C"
or better;
Two additional semesters of high school science with grades of "C"
or better OR one additional semester of college science with a grade
of "C" or better.
Once college biology and chemistry have been completed, only college
biology and chemistry will be used to determine if the biology and chemistry
course work admission requirements have been fulfilled.
- Students who have completed any of the following courses (or their
equivalent) must have obtained a grade of "C" or better in each course
completed: BIO 130 - Microbiology, BIO 160 - Human Anatomy, BIO 161
- Human Physiology, CHM 100 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences, CHM
125 - Organic and Biochemistry for the Health Sciences, DIT 101 - Basic
Nutrition
- Subject Competency Requirements. All students must show proof of completion
of: a) the Harper College Writing/Reading Assessment Test or a college
level English composition course with a grade of "C" or better and b)
the Harper College Math Assessment Test or a college level math course
with a grade of "C" or better.
- Attendance at a Dental Hygiene Program information meeting.
- Completion of the Health Occupations Aptitude Examination.
- Satisfactory Harper College Dental Hygiene Admission score.
FIRST YEAR
| Summer Semester
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| BIO 160 |
Human Anatomy |
4 |
| CHM 100 |
Chemistry for the Health
Sciences(2) or |
|
| CHM 125 |
Organic and Biochemistry
for the Health Sciences |
4 |
| total: |
|
8
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| First Semester
|
| BIO 130 |
Microbiology (1) |
4 |
| DHY 100 |
Pre-Clinic |
5 |
| DHY 159 |
Head and Neck Anatomy |
3 |
| DHY 161 |
Dental Anatomy |
2 |
| DIT 101 |
Basic Nutrition |
3 |
| total: |
|
17
|
| Second Semester
|
| BIO 161 |
Human Physiology (2) |
4 |
| DHY 101 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene I
|
5 |
| DHY 111 |
Dental Radiology |
3 |
| DHY 190 |
General and Oral Pathology
|
2 |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology
|
3 |
| total: |
|
17
|
| Summer Semester
|
| DHY 119 |
Oral Health Management of
Special Needs Populations |
2 |
| DHY 151 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene II
|
2 |
| DHY 269 |
Science of Dental Materials
|
1 |
| DHY 270 |
Dental Material Laboratory
Techniques |
1 |
| total: |
|
6 |
SECOND YEAR
| First Semester
|
| DHY 200 |
Periodontology |
2 |
| DHY 202 |
Radiology I |
1 |
| DHY 220 |
Community Dental Health I
|
2 |
| DHY 240 |
Dental Pharmacology |
2 |
| DHY 250 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene III
|
5 |
| ENG 101 |
Composition |
3 |
| SPE 101 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
|
3 |
| total: |
|
18
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| Second Semester
|
| DHY 201 |
Ethics, Jurisprudence and
Practice Management |
2 |
| DHY 203 |
Radiology II |
1 |
| DHY 221 |
Community Dental Health II
|
2 |
| DHY 251 |
Clinical Dental Hygiene IV
|
5 |
| Mathematics elective
(3) |
3 |
| SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology
|
3 |
| total: |
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16 |
*
Dental Hygiene is a limited enrollment program. See Limited Enrollment
Programs section of this catalog for details.
** Subject to change. Contact the Admissions Office for additional information.
- Meet with Student Development faculty member or coordinator of the
Dental Hygiene program for appropriate testing and/or placement.
- Must be completed with a grade of "C" or better no earlier
than five years prior to beginning the Dental Hygiene program.
- A competency test, available in the testing office, may be utilized
to meet the mathematics elective requirement.
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