Pre-Dental Hygiene

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(Bachelor of Science degree offered through the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans.)

This curriculum is specifically for students who apply for the professional curricula in Pre-Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor of Science degree from the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans, LA, or other accredited universities.

Years One and Two comprise the pre-professional program in Dental Hygiene. These courses will be taken at LSUS. Transfer students from other accredited universities or colleges will have to satisfy these curricular requirements.

Requirements

*LSUS requirement only
BIOS 110 - BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES I 3 Credit Hour(s) *
BIOS 110L - BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES I LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s) *
BIOS 120 - BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES II 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 120L - BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES II LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 284 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
BIOS 285 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 284L - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
BIOS 285L - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 320 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 121 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
CHEM 124 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM 3 Credit Hour(s)
COMM 135 - PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 105 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 115 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3 Credit Hour(s)
FS 104 - LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS-SCIENCE STUDENT 3 Credit Hour(s) *
MATH 121 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 122 - PLANE TRIGONOMETRY 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
MATH 210 - APPLIED STATISTICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 152 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCL 105 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)

One of the following:

ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 206 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)

Three of the following (not already taken above)

COMM 130 - HUMAN COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 105 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1500 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 106 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1500-1815 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 107 - HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1815-PRESENT 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 145 - US HISTORY TO 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 146 - US HISTORY SINCE 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 205 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 206 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 215 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 220 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY AND DRARMA 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 105 - EXPLORING PHILOSOPHY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHIL 250 - ETHICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
Foreign Languages

One of the following:

FA 140 - INTRODUCTION TO FINE ARTS 3 Credit Hour(s)
FA 240 - HISTORY OF PREHISTORIC TO MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE 3 Credit Hour(s)
FA 241 - HISTORY OF RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY ART 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 120 - MUSIC APPRECIATION 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 160 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 240 - HISTORY OF THE THEATRE THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 241 - HISTORY OF THE THEATRE SINCE THE RENAISSANCE 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives:

Recommendations include
KHS 201 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3 Credit Hour(s)
KHS 235 - HUMAN NUTRITION 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIOS 285 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 63

For further information about admissions requirements for Dental Hygiene at the LSU School of Dentistry, see https://www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/fshygiene.html.