Lone Star Dual Enrollment Dental Hygiene
Suggested Pre-Entry Curriculum
Fall 2021
Total hours for degree 120 hours. Up to 90 hours transferred from the AAS institution.
草莓传媒官网下载: 30 hours must be taken at 草莓传媒官网下载. If a student enters into Dual Enrollment and is already core complete electives will need to be chosen and completed at 草莓传媒官网下载 to achieve the 30 hours at 草莓传媒官网下载. This will vary per student. See 草莓传媒官网下载 Catalog and 草莓传媒官网下载 advisor to assist with current core options.
Degree conferred in August of last year if all requirements are met.
First Year at Lone Star College
Fall
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Total: 13 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I* | ENG 1013 Composition and Rhetoric I* | 3 |
| SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology* | SOCI 1013 Principles of Sociology* | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 General Psychology* | (core 80) General Psychology* | 3 |
| BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I* | ZOOL 2013/2011 Anatomy and Physiology I* | 4 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
Spring
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Total: 14 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II* | Core (30) Anatomy and Physiology II* | 4 |
| CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry* | CHEM 1011/1013 Introductory Chemistry* | 4 |
| HIST 1301 U.S. History to 1877 | Core (60) U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics* | Core (40) Introduction to Ethics * | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
Second Year at Lone Star College
Fall
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Total: 13 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1302 Composition and Rhetoric II | ENGL 1023 Composition and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| BIOL 2420 Medical Microbiology* | Core (30) Medical Microbiology* | 4 |
| SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication* | SPCH 1013 Interpersonal Communication* | 3 |
| POLS 2305 (2) Federal Government | (Core 70) Federal Government | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
Spring
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Total: 12 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1342 (1) Statistics | MATH 1703 Statistics | 3 |
| HIST 1302 U.S. History since 1877 | Core (60) U.S. History since 1877 | 3 |
| POLS 2306 Texas Government | POLS 2023 (Core 70) Texas Government | 3 |
| Elective (See advisor for course selection) | Elective (See advisor for course selection) | 3 |
Third Year at 草莓传媒官网下载 and Lone Star College
Fall
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Total: 15 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DHYG 1201 Orofacial Anat, Hist, & Embryology* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 1304 Dental Radiology* | DH Credit Block* | 3 |
| DHYG 1431 Preclinical Dental Hygiene* | DH Credit Block* | 4 |
| DHYG 1203 Preventive Dental Hygiene Care* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| Elective (See advisor for course selection) | Elective (See advisor for course selection) | 1 |
| N/A | DH 3843 POC for Early Entry RDH to BSDH** | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
**Courses completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. 120 hours required for 草莓传媒官网下载 completion. (See program requirements below). 草莓传媒官网下载 may substitute DH 3303 Process of Care for the RDH
Spring
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Total: 14 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DHYG 1235 Pharmacology for the Dental Hygiene* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 1260 Clinic Dental Hygiene/Hygienist I* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 2201 Dental Hygiene Care I* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 1211 Periodontology* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| Elective (See advisor for course selection) | Elective (See advisor for course selection) | 3 |
| N/A | DH 4713 Applied Dental Hygiene Research** | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
**Courses completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. 120 hours required for 草莓传媒官网下载 completion. (See program requirements below)
May-mester at Lone Star College
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Total: 2 hours
| Course at LSC | Hours |
|---|---|
| DHYG 1219 Dental Materials | 2 |
Summer
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Total: 4 hours
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| HS 3133 (core 90) Perspective on Women's Health* | 3 |
| DHYG 1160 Clinical Dental Hygienist II** | 1 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC. You may complete this course in the last summer session to maintain required credit hours for financial aid (see advisor/financial aid representative).
**Courses completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. 120 hours required for 草莓传媒官网下载 completion. (See program requirements below)
Fourth Year at 草莓传媒官网下载 and Lone Star College
Fall
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Total: 15 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DHYG 2362 Clinical -Dental Hygienist III* | DH Credit Block* | 3 |
| DHYG 2231 Dental Hygiene Care II* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 1239 General and Oral Pathology* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 1207 General and Dental Nutrition* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| N/A | DH 4833 Prof Dev for the RDH** | 3 |
| N/A | DH 4533 Oral Health Overview** | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
**Courses completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. 120 hours required for 草莓传媒官网下载 completion. (See program requirements below)
Spring
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Total: 12 hours
| Course at LSC | Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DHYG 2363 Clinical Dental Hygienist IV* | DH Credit Block* | 3 |
| DHYG 1215 Community Dentistry* | DH Credit Block* | 2 |
| DHYG 2153 Dental Hygiene Practice* | DH Credit Block* | 1 |
| N/A | DH 4823 DH Clinical Case Study Development** | 3 |
| N/A | DH 4513 Alternative Dental Hygiene Practice** | 3 |
*Classes required for AAS Dental Hygiene degree at LSC. Student may receive up to 37 hours (18 as upper division credit) at 草莓传媒官网下载 for the DH courses completed at LSC.
**Courses completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. 120 hours required for 草莓传媒官网下载 completion. (See program requirements below)
Summer
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Total: 6 hours
| Course at University | Hours |
|---|---|
| Core 50 Option - Choose from Creative Arts component of 草莓传媒官网下载 core curriculum | 3 |
| Core 91 Option - Choose from Component Area Option of 草莓传媒官网下载 core curriculum | 3 |
More information
- MATH 1342 or 草莓传媒官网下载 MATH 1703 prerequisite for DH 4713 Applied Dental Hygiene Research
- POLS 2305 or 草莓传媒官网下载 POLS 2013 prerequisite for DH 4533 Oral Health Worldview
- Students will not qualify for financial aid at 草莓传媒官网下载 with less than six credit hours per semester. Scholarships may be available through 草莓传媒官网下载, but not guaranteed.
Articulation Agreement Information - Standard and Program to Program (P2P)
Transfer of Credit & Student Benefits
- Reverse transfer of credit from 草莓传媒官网下载 to LSC
- Recognize eligibility for LSC students and employees to apply for transfer scholarship programs
- Students jointly admitted to LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载 will receive:
- Student ID at LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载
- Student computer/internet account at LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载
- Student access to computer labs at LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载
- Student access to libraries at LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载
- Student access to sporting events at LSC and 草莓传媒官网下载
- All grades, including F's, will be considered for calculation of GPA to determine admission to 草莓传媒官网下载. If a transferrable course has been taken more than once at another institution, 草莓传媒官网下载 will accept the best grade awarded to the student for that course
Program Admission Requirements
- Student must be concurrently enrolled in and complete the AAS in Dental Hygiene to maintain enrollment in the Dual-Enrollment program
- Earn grades of C or better in all dental hygiene courses
- Statistics, U.S. Government, English I and English II should be completed prior to taking 草莓传媒官网下载 courses
- Students will receive 37 hours of block credit for successful completion of the Lone Star College Dental Hygiene courses
Program Specific Requirements
- Total hours for degree 120 hours
- Up to 90 hours transferred from the AAS institution
- 30 hours must be completed at 草莓传媒官网下载. If a student enters into Dual Enrollment and is already core complete, electives will need to be completed at 草莓传媒官网下载 to achieve the 30 hours at 草莓传媒官网下载. This will vary per student. See 草莓传媒官网下载 Catalog and 草莓传媒官网下载 advisor to assist with current options
- Degree conferred in August of last year if all requirements are met
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