Dental Hygiene (2+2) (BS) | University of Mississippi Academic Catalog

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 124

Course Requirements

The B.S. in dental hygiene is a two-phase program, which prepares graduates for a professional credentialing examination. The first phase consists of 60 semester hours with a 2.5 minimum GPA. The second phase is in a professional program such as the dental hygiene program offered at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. At least 8 hours of observation of two licensed or registered dental hygienists, in two separate clinical environments is required. Students must meet minimum criteria and apply to UMMC by February 15 of the year the candidate desires entry, and admission is competitive. For further UMMC admissions information, visit the UMMC catalog.

Courses to be completed that are specific prerequisites for the program at UMMC only are as follows:

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
WRIT 1010	First-Year Writing I	3
WRIT 1020	First-Year Writing II	3
or LIBA 1020	First Year Seminar
MATH 1210	College Algebra	3
BISC 1600	Biological Sciences I	3
BISC 1610	Biological Sciences I Laboratory	1
CHEM 1050	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1051	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 1060	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1061	General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
BISC 2060	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BISC 2070	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BISC 2100	Principles of Microbiology	4
PSYC 2001	Introduction to Psychology	3
Select one of the following options:		3
Option 1
PSYC 3110	Developmental Psychology
or PSYC 3130	Psychopathology: Integrative Approaches
Option 2
NAHM 3230	Human Development Across the Lifespan
or NAHM 3280	Child Development
SOCY 1010	Introductory Sociology	3
Select three hours of Fine Arts		3
SPCH 1020	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
or SPCH 1050	Business and Professional Speech
NAHM 3110	Nutrition	3
Select six hours of Humanities		6
CLSC 2010	Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin	3
or EXSC 3960	Allied Health Terminology
Total Hours		60