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Dental Hygiene (AAS)

The Associate of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene is a joint degree program between VSU and Valdosta Technical College.  Students are required to complete 44 hours of academic core course requirements from VSU and 48 hours of clinical courses from Valdosta Technical College.  Twenty hours of the coursework (must be completed at VSU before being admitted to Valdosta Technical College.   

This program is a limited enrollment program.  Valdosta Technical College accepts 14 new students each fall into the clinical program.  Students must apply separately for admission to Valdosta Technical College.  The coordinator of the Valdosta Technical College program is Ms. Sandi Woodward; her telephone number is 229-245-3716.

Admission to the clinical program is a decision made solely by Valdosta Technical College.  Completion of the required coursework at VSU does NOT guarantee admission to the clinical program at Valdosta Technical College.

 

AAS Degree Requirements Beginning Fall 2008


VSU Core Requirements
 

AREA A . . . 9 Semester Credit Hours

ENGLISH 1101 - English Composition I . . . 3 hours

ENGLISH 1102 - English Composition II . . . 3 hours

MATH 1101 or MATH 1111 - Mathematical Modeling OR College Algebra . . . 3 hours

AREA D . . . 8 Semester Credit Hours  

CHEM 1151K -Survey of Chemistry I . . . 4 hours

CHEM 1152K - Survey of Chemistry II . . . 4 hours

AREA E . . . 6 Semester Credit Hours

POLS 1101 - American Government I . . . 3 hours

HIST 2111 or 2112 - United States History I OR United States History II . . . 3 hours

AREA F . . . 21 Semester Credit Hours

BIOL 2651 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I . . . 4 hours

BIOL 2652 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II . . . 4 hours

BIOL 2900 - Microbiology . . . 4 hours

SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology . . . 3 hours

PSYC 2500 - Fundamentals of Psychology . . . 3 hours

ACED 2050 - Communications for the Workplace . . . 3 hours

VSU required hours - 44

Valdosta Tech required clinical program hours - 48

Total Semester Hours of Academic Courses Required for AAS Degree . . . 92 hours