Specific Requirements for Preparation for Professional Schools

Pre-Dental Hygiene Requirements

The Pre-Dental Hygiene program is designed to meet the requirements of the Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Dental Hygiene Program. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 60 hours with a minimum C grade in each required course and a minimum GPA of 2.5.

DEPT NO COURSE CREDIT
ENGL 1113 Freshman Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1213 Freshman Composition II 3 hours
SPCH 1113 Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 hours
HFS 1653 Basic Nutrition 3 hours
POLS 1113 American Federal Government 3 hours
PSYC 1113 General Psychology 3 hours
PSYC 3553 Psychological Statistics 3 hours
SOC 1113 Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
MATH 1513 College Algebra 3 hours
CHEM 1123, 1131 General Chemistry I (Lecture & Lab) 4 hours
ZOOL 1123, 1132 General Zoology (Lecture & Lab) 5 hours
BIOL 2224 Microbiology 4 hours
ZOOL 2154 Human Anatomy 4 hours
ZOOL 3314 Human Physiology 4 hours
HIST 1483 American History 1492-1876 3 hours
    or  
HIST 1493 American History since 1876
HIST 1113 or 1213 Early Western Civilization or Modern 3 hours
 
Select one of the following Non Western Culture classes:
SOC 4153, SOC 3123, MUS 3861, MUS 3852, HIST 4653, HIST 3723, ENGL 4883, ART 4453, ANTH 4153, ANTH 3123, or ANTH 2223		 3 hours
 
Select one of the following Artistic Forms classes:
THTR 2843, THTR 2763, MUS 3002, MUS 2543, HUM 2843, HUM 2763, ENGL 3033, ART 4453, ART 3223, or ART 3213		 3 hours
 
Foreign Languages 2 courses in same language or
2 years of same language in high school		 3 hours



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