Health Sciences Programs

Dental Hygiene Prerequisites

Courses to Take the First Two Years-

Dental Hygiene

The courses required to graduate comprise a core divided into six categories (Areas A-F). The options for completing these prerequisites for transfer to Augusta University are listed below.

Courses can only be used in one Area.

A. COMMUNICATION SKILLS

 6 credit hours
  • ENGL 1101  College Composition I (3 credit hours)
  • ENGL 1102  College Composition II  (3 credit hours)

A2. QUANTITATIVE SKILLS

choose one math from the following:		 3 credit hours
  • MATH 1111  College Algebra (3 credit hours)
  • MATH 1113  Precalculus Mathematics (3 credit hours)

B. INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS

 4 credit hours
  • COMS 1100   Fund. of Human Comm (3 credit hours) OR COMs 1110 Public Speaking (3 credit hours)
  • INQR 1000*****   Fund. Of Academic Inquiry (1 credit hour)

C. HUMANITIES

Students must select courses from two different disciplines (determined by the course prefix) to satisfy Area C. For example, a student may take FILM 1100 and ENGL 2130 to satisfy Area C; however, if the student takes ENGL 2121 and ENGL 2122, only one course would count toward Area C requirements.

 6 credit hours
  • ARAB 1001 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I
  • ARAB 1002 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
  • ARAB 2001 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I
  • ARAB 2002 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
  • ART 2010 - The Marvel of Art
  • CHNS 1001 - Elementary Chinese I
  • CHNS 1002 - Elementary Chinese II
  • CHNS 2001 - Intermediate Chinese I
  • CHNS 2002 - Intermediate Chinese II
  • ENGL 2121 - British Literature I
  • ENGL 2122 - British Literature II
  • ENGL 2130 - American Literature
  • FILM 1100 - Film Appreciation
  • FREN 1001 - Elementary French I
  • FREN 1002 - Elementary French II
  • FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I
  • FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II
  • GRMN 1001 - Elementary German I
  • GRMN 1002 - Elementary German II
  • GRMN 2001 - Intermediate German I
  • GRMN 2002 - Intermediate German II
  • HUMN 2010 - Human Experience and Meaning
  • MUSI 2320 - Rock n’ Roll and Society
  • PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Critical Thinking
  • PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics
  • SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II
  • SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II
  • THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation

D. SCIENCE, MATH, & TECH

choose a sequence of two laboratory courses for the following:		 11 credit hours
  • BIOL 1101 AND  Fundamental of Biology I  (4 credit hours)
    BIOL 1102    Environmental Biology  (4 credit hours)
  • BIOL 1107 AND Principles of Biology I  (4 credit hours)
    BIOL 1108  Principles of Biology II   (4 credit hours)
  • CHEM 1151 AND  Survey of Chemistry I  (4 credit hours)
    CHEM 1152   Survey of Chemistry II  (4 credit hours)
  • CHEM 1211/1211L AND  Principles of Chemistry I  (4 credit hours)
    CHEM 1212/1212L  Principles of Chemistry II  (4 credit hours)
  • PHYS 1111 AND  Introductory Physics I  (4 credit hours)
    PHYS 1112   Introductory Physics II  (4 credit hours)
  • PHYS 2211 AND Principles of Physics I  (4 credit hours)
    PHYS 2212  Principles of Physics II (4 credit hours)
  • Choose an additional course from the following:
    Any math, science or computer course MATH 2210 Elementary Statistics (3 credit hours) recommended but not required

E. SOCIAL SCIENCES

 12 credit hours
  • POLS 1101 Introduction to American Government***
  • PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology**
  • SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology**
 3 credit hours

3 credit hours

3 credit hours
Choose one course from the following:

  • HIST 2111 US History to 1877***
  • HIST 2112 US History Since 1877***

3 credit hours

3 credit hours

F. COURSES RELATED TO THE MAJOR

 18 credit hours
  • BIOL 2111  Human Anatomy & Physiology I
  • BIOL 2112   Human Anatomy & Physiology II
  • BIOL 2500  Microbiology
  • CHEM 1151/1211 Survey/Principles of Chemistry I****
  • Choose an additional course from the following:
    PSYC 2103, KNHS 2300, MATH 2210 and/or any Math/Science courses
Total Core Requirements= 60 credit hours*

 4 credit hours

4 credit hours
4 credit hours

4 credit hours

3 credit hours

 

Notes:
Earned grade of C or better in each courses is required for admission to the Dental Hygiene major. Students taking core curriculum will be designated a Pre-Dental Hygiene Student. Augusta University students will apply for acceptance into the Dental Hygiene major when core curriculum is still in progress. All core must be complete before beginning the Dental Hygiene program. 

Transfer Students:
 A student who plans to transfer from a school not in the University System of Georgia should complete the courses that are equivalent to the Augusta University core.
Upper division dental hygiene courses from another dental hygiene program cannot be transferred into the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Program.

*WELL 1000 Wellness (2 credit hours) and two Wellness Activity elective courses (2 credit hours) are required for graduation. Exemptions exist for transfer students with 60 credit hours or more. See: Wellness Requirement 

**SOCI 1101 & PSYC 1101 are requirements for admission to the Dental Hygiene Program. 

***These courses meet the US and GA legislative requirements for graduation. If taken at a USG or TCSG institution. See: Legislative Requirements

**** If CHEM 1151/1211 has been taken in Area D, then any math or science course may be chosen to fulfill this area.

***** If a student transfers less than 30 hours, they should take INQR 1000. If they transfer more than 30 hours, then an additional credit from AREA A-E, if available, will fulfill INQR 1000.