Health Science Major, Dental Hygiene Option, BS, HS01

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 26 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - fulfilled by PSY 0100  and SOC 0110  
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and one without lab - fulfilled by required Biology and Chemistry courses
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by HS 0305  
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Health Sciences Core: 18 Hours

Dental Hygiene Requirements: 75-76 Hours

• BIO 0231 - General and Medical Microbiology 5
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3
• DH 0101 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene 3
• DH 0103 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene - Lab 2
• DH 0105 - Fundamentals of Instrumentation 2
• DH 0120 - Dental Hygiene Concepts 2
• DH 0140 - Dental Morphology 1
• DH 0150 - Oral Histology and Embryology 3
• DH 0160 - Dental Radiology 3
• DH 0165 - Dental Radiology Lab 1
• DH 0180 - Medical Emergencies 1
• DH 0190 - Clinical Dental Hygiene I 4
• DH 0210 - Pain Management 2
• DH 0220 - Dental Materials 1
• DH 0225 - Dental Materials Lab 1
• DH 0290 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II 4
• DH 0295 - Seminar in Dental Hygiene I 1
• DH 0300 - Community Dental Health Education 3
• DH 0301 - Community Dental Health Education Practicum 1
• DH 0310 - Nutrition 2
• DH 0315 - Ethics and Jurisprudence in Dental Hygiene 1
• DH 0320 - Pharmacology 2
• DH 0325 - Dental Practice Management 1
• DH 0340 - Oral Pathology 3
• DH 0350 - Periodontics 2
• DH 0390 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III 4
• DH 0395 - Senior Seminar in Dental Hygiene 1

Electives Upper Division: 0 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

Total Hours: 120

PSY 100 and SOC 110 fulfill General Education Core Requirements Area 1A (6 hours).  Biology and Chemistry required courses fulfill Area 3A & 3B (7 hours).  HS 305 fulfills area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).

Students who transfer with an Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene may qualify for upper division retro-credit hours. See Dental Hygiene Department for details.

Health Science majors are required to take 15 of the 18 hours of the Health Science core at MSSU.