Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisites All prerequisite courses must be either complete or in progress at the time of application and all prerequisite courses must be complete with a “C” or above in order to be eligible for the Dental Hygiene Program.
		Credits
BIOL 121	Introductory Biology I	4
BIOL 252	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 253	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIOL 224	Microbiology	4
CHEM 110	Introductory Chemistry or higher	4
ENGL 111	Freshman Composition	3
MATH 114	Math for Health Careers or higher	3
Total		26

General Education Courses Students are strongly encouraged to complete all General Education courses before application to the Program. The rigorous nature of the Program makes it difficult for students to be able to expect to finish these courses while in the Program. All General Education courses must be completed with a minimum “C” grade.
		Credits
ENGL 211	Advanced Composition OR
ENGL 218	Advance Technical Composition	3
SPCH 110	Public Speaking OR
SPCH 111	Interpersonal Communication	3
HLTH 118	Introduction to Nutrition	3
SOCI 110	Introduction to Sociology	3
PSYC 120	Introduction to Psychology	3
Total		15

For more information, please call Dental Hygiene at (505) 566-3642. Or send us an email at dentalprogram@sanjuancollege.edu.

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