Nov 22, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum 
    
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum

Dental Studies: Dental Hygiene, BS

Location(s): Central Campus


Take the next step in your career by earning your Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from TJC. This degree completion program integrates dental hygiene, public health, education, educational methodology, interprofessional collaboration and management skills with the completion of your general education core.

A bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene offers multiple career opportunities in a variety of settings. In addition to treating patients directly, dental hygienists also work as educators, researchers, community project coordinators, and administrators.

In addition to advancing clinical knowledge, this program provides the dental hygienist the necessary liberal arts foundation and advanced level course work necessary to pursue additional career opportunities in education, research, administration and public health. Graduates of accredited dental hygiene programs are eligible to complete the bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene. Those interested in completing a BSDH should apply using the online submission process. Selective Admissions  requirements apply.

Marketable skills for this award include: critical thinking, leadership, meeting deadlines, presentation skills, problem solving, research, strategic planning skills and written communication skills.

 

Bachelor of Science
TSI Complete

The Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene is contingent on completion of a Dental Hygiene AAS degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and the possession of an active RDH license.

Prescribed Electives: 14 Credits


Select any number of elective hours needed to bring the total semester hours to no fewer than 120.

TJC Core Curriculum: 44 Credits


In addition to the Major Courses, the student is required to take 44 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum  . These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill the major course requirement.

Transferred DHYG AAS Credit Hours: 32
Major Courses: 30
Prescribed Electives: 14
TJC Core Curriculum: 44

Total Semester Hours: 120


One-year Course Sequence:


Prescribed Electives


(usually included in AAS DH degree)

Prerequisites


  • DHYG credit hours transferred from any CODA-accredited dental hygiene AAS program as a block Semester Credit Hours: 32

Second Semester


Total Semester Hours: 120


Special admission and retention rules apply. Department-specific courses must be taken in sequence and may have a prerequisite course.

Applicants must:

  1. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  2. Have graduated with an associate degree from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
  3. Be licensed as a dental hygienist OR be dental hygiene licensure eligible.
  4. Be within 12 hours of core completion.

Two-year Course Sequence:


Prescribed Electives


(Usually included in AAS DH degree)

Prerequisites


  • DHYG credit hours transferred from any CODA-accredited dental hygiene AAS program as a block Semester Credit Hours: 32

First Semester


Second Semester


Fourth Semester


Total Semester Hours: 120


Special admission and retention rules apply. Department-specific courses must be taken in sequence and may have a prerequisite course.

Applicants must:

  1. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  2. Have graduated with an associate degree from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA.)
  3. Be licensed as a dental hygienist OR be dental hygiene licensure eligible.
  4. Be within 12 hours of core completion.