Although the AS Degree in Dental Hygiene is not a fully online program, the required courses to apply to this program, are available to you fully online.
Albany State University offers the core curriculum fully online for students. If you are a student who is beginning the exciting educational journey into any HealthCare Career Program, you can fully complete online all the required courses to officially submit your application to the Dental Hygiene program.
Please Note: The number of credit hours you see on the print degree screen only reflects the pre-requisite core classes needed to apply to the AS Degree in the Dental Hygiene program and does not imply an earned AS degree with those hours.
The Associate Degree Program in Dental Hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.
| Program Advisor | Tammy C. Deese | (229) 500-2236 | Tammy.Deese@asurams.edu |
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| Online Specialist | Distance Learning | 229-500-2907 | asuonline@asurams.edu |
Albany State University recommends the following course track for transfer students. If you would like to use a different track, please contact your Online Support Specialist.
| Course | Title | Credits | Term | Grade |
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REQUIRED Courses needed in order to apply to Dental Hygiene Program (12-15 hours) | ||||
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Option #1 (MATH 1111, *BIOL 1100k, and CHEM 1151k); Option #2 (MATH 1111, *BIOL 1100k, and BIOL 2211k); or Option #3 Preferred (MATH 1111, BIOL 2411k and BIOL 2412k and CHEM 1151k) *PLEASE NOTE: BIOL 1100k is an institutionally developed course that will not transfer outside of Albany State University nor count towards many other programs or degrees within the institution. For this reason, it is strongly recommended for the student to take Option #3 which includes the sequence of BIOL 2411k and BIOL 2412k in place of the offered BIOL 1100k. | ||||
| BIOL 1100K | Human Anatomy and Physiology for the Health Care Professional | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2211K | Introduction to Microbiology - HYBRID (Not Fully Online) | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2411K | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| BIOL 2412K | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1151K | Survey of Chemistry I | 4 | ||
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 | ||
Other Core Classes (Can be taken while IN or BEFORE Program) (12-21 hours) | ||||
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MUSC 1100 or ARTS 1100 plus all the other classes listed. This represents all the other core classes available online that anyone selected for acceptance in the Dental Hygiene Career Program will have to take. Whether the student chooses to complete any of these classes prior to applying to the program (or waiting to take while in the career program) is an individual decision. However, it is important to understand that in addition to academic excellence, the more of these core classes completed, the greater your odds improve for being accepted into the career program of Dental Hygiene when you apply. | ||||
| ARTS 1100 | Art Appreciation | 3 | ||
| COMM 1000 | Cultural Diversity in Communication | 2 | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 | ||
| MUSC 1100 | Music Appreciation | 3 | ||
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | General Psychology | 3 | ||
| SOCI 1101 | Introduction of Sociology | 3 | ||
Above the Core (2-3 hours) | ||||
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****Depending on your enrollment status you may be required to take ASU 1101 (1 credit hour) ASU 1101 is required for first-time college students or transfer students bringing in less than 12 transfer credit hours. | ||||
| ASU 1101 | First Year Experience/Pathway to Success | 1 | ||
This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.