Dental Hygiene (Pre-OIT Admission Requirements)

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Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), in partnership with Chemeketa, offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene on the Chemeketa Salem campus.

The Dental Hygiene program requires one year of prerequisite coursework (as listed below) prior to entry into the OIT Dental Hygiene program. Admission to the program is competitive and only a limited number of applicants are accepted each year.

It is important to check with OIT for admission requirements and deadlines, and to obtain admission materials early, as requirements change. The application and other program information is available at oit.edu/academics/degrees/dental-hygiene.

Requirements

BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Credit Hours: 4
BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Credit Hours: 4
BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credit Hours: 4
BI 234 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
CH 110 - Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Credit Hours: 5
OR
CH 104 - Chemistry for Allied Health Credit Hours: 5 AND
CH 105 - Chemistry for Allied Health Credit Hours: 5 AND
CH 106 - Chemistry for Allied Health Credit Hours: 5
COMM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
DHE100 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene Credit Hours: 2 *
HM 120 - Medical Terminology 1 Credit Hours: 3
MTH 243 - Probability and Statistics 1 Credit Hours: 4
OR
MTH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 5 (or higher)
NFM 225 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 4
Psychology elective Credit Hours: 3
SOC 204 - The Sociological Perspective Credit Hours: 4
WR 121 - Academic Composition Credit Hours: 4
WR 122 - Argument, Research, and Multimodal Communication Credit Hours: 4
OR
WR 227 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4

Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 **

ART, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHL, or 2nd year language.

Notes:

*Subject to change and the official curriculum for Oregon Tech should be viewed at oit.edu.