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Dental Hygiene

Curtis Kuhlman, Academic Adviser.

Loma Linda University

Students planning for careers in dental hygiene must complete 96 quarter hours with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or more before seeking admission to the various dental hygiene programs. Most community college programs lead to the terminal A.S. degree, but still require one year of basic courses, including all of the sciences, before beginning the two year program. The B.S. programs have 96 hours of prerequisites. Courses required for admission to Loma Linda University are as follows.

Communication Skills (13 hours)

ENGL 121College Writing I

3
ENGL 122College Writing II

3
ENGL 223Research Writing

3
SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4

Natural Science (24 hours)

BIOL 121Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 122Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 222Microbiology

5
CHEM 101Introductory Chemistry

4
CHEM 102Introductory Chemistry

4
College Mathematics Course (100 level or above)

4

Humanities (20 hours)

Courses selected from the following (must be in a minimum of three areas): history, fine arts (theory), literature, philosophy, foreign language.

Social Sciences (12 hours)

PSYC 130General Psychology

4
SOCI 204General Sociology

4
ANTH 225Cultural Anthropology

4

Physical Education (2)

HLTH 110Wellness for Living

3
or
HLTH 220Human Nutrition

4

Religion Electives (4 cr per year)

meet 96 quarter hour requirement

CPTR 110Principles of Computing

2

CPTR 110: highly recommended