REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN DENTAL HYGIENE

1. Six semester hours of English: ENGL 1301 and 2311. ENGL 1302 may be used instead of ENGL 2311 if the student also takes three hours of speech: SPCH 1311, 1321, 1318, or 1315.
2. Eight semester hours of human anatomy and physiology: BIOL 2401 and 2402; four semester hours of chemistry: CHEM 1305 and 1105; and four semester hours of microbiology: BIOL 2421.
3. Six semester hours in social and behavioral sciences: PSYC 2301 and SOCI 1301.
4. Three semester hours in fine arts or humanities to be selected from the disciplines of art, history, literature, music, speech (excluding SPCH 1311, 1321, 1318, and 1315), and theater. Students may select one course of three semester hours credit or several courses totaling three semester hours credit.
5. At least 72 semester hours of course credit, exclusive of all 0000-level courses.
6. Included in the 72 semester hours of course work must be all of the required dental hygiene courses for a total of 41 hours credit.
7. The student must be enrolled in Temple College during the semester of her/his graduation.
8. The student must have completed the last 15 semester hours of the work toward graduation at Temple College or have earned a total of 30 semester hours of TC work applicable toward the graduation requirements.
9. For any variation from the above prescribed requirements to be counted toward graduation, a written statement to this effect, signed by the Dental Hygiene Department Chairperson and the Vice President of Educational Services must be on file in the student’s record folder.