Dental Hygiene (Pre-OIT Admission Requirements)
See the classes you should take before entering the OIT Dental Hygiene program
Dental Hygiene (Pre-OIT Admission Requirements)
It is important to check with OIT for admission requirements and deadlines, and to obtain admission materials early, as requirements change. The application and other program information is available at the OIT dental hygiene website.
Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.
See course descriptions for more information about your classes.
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BI231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BI232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BI233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BI234 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CH101/104 or CH110 | General Chemistry with lab | 4-5 |
| COMM111 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 4 |
| DHE100 | *Introduction to Dental Hygiene | 2 |
| NFM225 | Nutrition | 4 |
| WR121 | Academic Composition | 4 |
| WR122 OR WR227 |
Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition OR Technical Writing |
4 |
| Recommended Courses - The following courses are recommended to be taken during the pre-dental hygiene year but will not be included in the dental hygiene application: | ||
| PSY | Psychology elective | 4 |
| SOC204 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Math | Math 100 or higher (if needed as pre-requisite for Statistics) | 4 |
| MTH243 | Probability & Statistics 1 | 4 |
*Available through OIT online at www.oit.edu/online/courses.