Dental Assisting Major, A.S.

64 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 64 hours required to graduate with an associate of science degree 21 hours must be university core curriculum courses. At the completion of the dental assisting certificate curriculum the student will have earned 41 hours. Six of the 41 credits are university core curriculum * courses. Fifteen additional hours of university core curriculum and four elective hours are needed to graduate with an associate of science degree in dental assisting. The 15 core curriculum hours can be selected from the following categories:

Dental Assisting Associate of Science Degree Second Year