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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Dental Assisting Major, A.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Dental Assisting Major, A.S.

60 hours; C or better required in all courses

The associate of science degree is available to certificate program graduates who complete a second academic year. Of the 60 hours required to graduate with an associate of science degree 25 hours must be Core 39 courses. At the completion of the dental assisting certificate curriculum the student will have earned 41 hours;six of the 41 credits are Core 39* courses. Nineteen additional hours of Core 39 courses are needed to graduate with an associate of science degree in dental assisting. The 19 Core 39 hours can be selected from the following categories:

Dental Assisting Associate of Science Degree, Core 39 coursework (19 hours)

Foundations-Composition 3 hours
Foundations-Mathematics 3-4 hours
Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression 3 hours
Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry 3 hours
Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning 3 hours
Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry 3 hours
Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry 3 hours
Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture 3 hours
Natural Science 8-9 hours
*See USI Bulletin for appropriate Core 39 courses.

 

Pre-requisite Courses (8 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3
CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3
HP 115 - Medical Terminology For The Health Professions Credits: 2

Required Coursework (33 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
DTAS 122 - Clinical Science I Credits: 5
DTAS 156 - Human Systems I Credits: 3
DTHY 303 - Oral Radiology Credits: 3
DTHY 308 - Applied Dental Materials Credits: 3
DTHY 314 - Oral Anatomy Credits: 2
DTAS 111 - Oral Pathology Credits: 1
DTAS 158 - Practice Management, Ethics, and Jurisprudence Credits: 3
DTAS 166 - Human Systems II Credits: 3
DTAS 175 - Preventive Dentistry Credits: 2
DTAS 181 - Clinical Science II Credits: 5
DTAS 183 - Clinical Science Applications Credits: 3
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