Courses in Online Dental Hygiene (BS) Program
There are 11 Dental Hygiene Degree Completion courses (32 credits)
- Each course is typically offered twice in a year, which includes fall, spring, and summer.
- You could complete all dental hygiene courses in 3 semesters as a full-time student.
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree, you also need to meet general education requirements
- Typically, if you have an accepted AS/AAS degree, you usually needs an additional 2-4 general education courses; some need more, some need less.
- If you have an accepted AA degree, you should not need any additional general education courses.
- Your advisor will help develop your individual plan.
Dental Hygiene Program Courses
- DHYG 441 Advanced Dental Hygiene Practice (3 credits)
- DHYG 442 Current Issues in Dental Hygiene (3 credits)
- DHYG 443 Technology in Oral Health (3 credits)
- DHYG 451 Dental Hygiene Care Planning (3 credits)
- DHYG 452 Decision Making in Periodontology (3 credits)
- DHYG 453 Research Methods in Dental Hygiene (3 credits)
- DHYG 456 Oral Medicine and Treatment Planning (2 credits)
- DHYG 444W Principles of Oral Health Promotion (3 credits)
- * prerequisite for DHYG 454 and can't take 444W and 454 the same semester
- DHYG 454 Oral Health Promotion Practice (3 credits) *
- additional course fee of $12 for malpractice insurance
- DHYG 445 Educational Methods in Dental Hygiene (3 credits)
- * prerequisite for DHYG 455;
- DHYG 455 Educational Practice in Dental Hygiene (3 credits) *
- additional course fee of $12 for malpractice insurance
What Are the General Education Requirements?
All academic institutions awarding Baccalaureate degrees require some General Education. General education coursework is designed to help identify and understand issues that arise in areas outside of the specified major. Additionally, general education courses encourage sound writing and speaking skills, develop critical thinking, and value the culture, knowledge, history, and views of other people and communities.
At Minnesota State Mankato, students with an accepted AS/AAS degree are required to complete 40 credits of General Education; 44 credits without (you have likely completed some of these already). If you have completed an Associate of Arts degree, or the MN Transfer Curriculum, you won't need any additional courses.
