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Dental Hygiene, AAS

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AAS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
51.0602
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Go to Program Website Total Credits: 79 Major Number: 5203 CIP Code: 51.0602 The Dental Hygiene Program prepares students with the entry-level competencies, knowledge, skills and attitudes required for licensure to practice as dental hygienists in the state of Minnesota. The DENH program courses are offered over five semesters (four full-time semesters and one part-time summer session); the program is accredited by the American Dental Association sponsored Commission on Dental Accreditation. Program Prerequisites Dental Assistant: graduate of an accredited Dental Assistant program and Current Minnesota Licensed Dental Assistant, (LDA) . Applicants will have at least 3000 hours (equal to approximately 18 months full-time work) experience in the past three years by the application deadline will receive priority consideration during the selection process. Applicants with fewer than 3000 hours of work experience will be considered if space allows. Science Lab Courses: Completion of the following science lab courses with a grade of C or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 in these courses: Introductory Chemistry (Century CHEM 1020 or CHEM 1041 . NOTE: CHEM courses have a MATH prerequisite) Human Anatomy & Physiology (Century BIOL 2031 & BIOL 2032 . NOTE: BIOL 1020 & CHEM 1020 are prerequisites to BIOL 2031 ) Microbiology (Century BIOL 2035 . NOTE: BIOL 2032 is a prerequisite [or concurrently enrolled] to BIOL 2035 ) Credit & GPA: Completion of a minimum of 12 college level, Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) semester credits with a MnTC GPA of 2.5. Grade point average will be calculated on all college level MnTC credits completed at the time of application to the Dental Hygiene program. Students whose MnTC grade point average is less than 2.5 may petition to use only “recent” college level credits to meet the required 2.5 GPA. Students must complete the “recent” credits and submit the petition to the Admissions Office prior to the Dental Hygiene Program application deadline. See your advisor or counselor for assistance. If a student has earned a baccalaureate degree or higher, the minimum 2.5 may be calculated on the final (30) semester credits by petition. The science requirement must also be met. Assessment: All Dental Hygiene applicants are required to comply with the Century College policy regarding assessment testing in reading comprehension, writing, and math prior to the application deadline. All required developmental coursework must be completed by the end of the summer session that precedes the beginning of the Dental Hygiene program, or the students will lose their space in the program. It is strongly recommended students complete these courses prior to the application deadline. Please check the program web page for application deadlines https://www.century.edu/programs/dental-hygiene for 12 openings starting the next Fall. Applicants who have completed all requirements prior to the deadline will be given first consideration.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_7f586a75
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Pre-Application Courses

4 items
  1. CHEM 1020
    Chemistry Concepts
    or: CHEM 1041 - Principles of Chemistry I
    4
  2. BIOL 2031
    4
  3. BIOL 2032
    4
  4. BIOL 2035
    3

MnTC/General Education Requirements

Choose 1 of the following · Select one · 9 items
  1. ENGL 1020
    Composition I
    or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
    4
  2. Select one
    Not resolved to a course
  3. COMM 1021
    3
  4. COMM 1031
    3
  5. COMM 1041
    3
  6. COMM 1051
    3
  7. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences - PSYC course
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences - SOC course
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Program Requirements

0 items

    Career/Occupational Requirements

    19 items
    1. DENH 1021
      2
    2. DENH 1024
      3
    3. DENH 1030
      2
    4. DENH 1040
      3
    5. DENH 1045
      4
    6. DENH 1050
      2
    7. DENH 1060
      2
    8. DENH 1080
      3
    9. DENH 1085
      3
    10. DENH 2005
      2
    11. DENH 2010
      3
    12. DENH 2015
      5
    13. DENH 2020
      3
    14. DENH 2030
      2
    15. DENH 2035
      1
    16. DENH 2040
      1
    17. DENH 2060
      1
    18. DENH 2065
      5
    19. DENH 2070
      1

    Career/Occupational Elective Requirements

    0 items

      MnTC/General Education Requirements

      0 items

        Goal 1: Communication

        1 item
        1. ENGL 1020
          Composition I
          or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
          4

        Requirements

        4 items
        1. COMM 1021
          3
        2. COMM 1031
          3
        3. COMM 1041
          3
        4. COMM 1051
          3

        Goal 2: Critical Thinking

        0 items

          Goal 3 and/or 4: Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning

          4 items
          1. CHEM 1020
            Chemistry Concepts
            or: CHEM 1041 - Principles of Chemistry I
            4
          2. BIOL 2031
            4
          3. BIOL 2032
            4
          4. BIOL 2035
            3

          Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences

          2 items
          1. MnTC Goal 5 Course List - PSYC course
            Not resolved to a course
          2. MnTC Goal 5 Course List - SOC course
            Not resolved to a course

          Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

          0 items

            Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

            0 items

              Requirements

              2 items
              1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              MnTC Elective Requirements

              0 items

                Additional Elective Requirements

                0 items

                  Additional Requirements

                  0 items

                    Program Information

                    4 items
                    1. Demonstrate academic proficiency of the dental hygiene body of knowledge to pass the standardized National Board Exam and apply this knowledge in practice.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. Demonstrate clinical competency in the full scope of dental hygiene services safely and in compliance with evidence-based standards and laws governing the practice of dental hygiene.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. Demonstrate the ethical values of reflection, self-evaluation, critical thinking, fairness, justice, personal responsibility, and service to society appropriate to the professional level.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. Are prepared to meet the needs of their patients and employers in an ever-changing world.
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Sample Plan

                    0 items

                      Semester 1

                      4 items
                      1. DENH 1024
                        3
                      2. DENH 1030
                        2
                      3. DENH 1040
                        3
                      4. DENH 1045
                        4

                      Semester 2

                      5 items
                      1. DENH 1021
                        2
                      2. DENH 1050
                        2
                      3. DENH 1060
                        2
                      4. DENH 1080
                        3
                      5. DENH 1085
                        3

                      Summer

                      1 item
                      1. DENH 2005
                        2

                      Semester 3

                      4 items
                      1. DENH 2010
                        3
                      2. DENH 2015
                        5
                      3. DENH 2020
                        3
                      4. DENH 2030
                        2

                      Semester 4

                      5 items
                      1. DENH 2035
                        1
                      2. DENH 2040
                        1
                      3. DENH 2060
                        1
                      4. DENH 2065
                        5
                      5. DENH 2070
                        1

                      Note

                      0 items
                        Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 Course Catalog — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6588. Captured page pages/0185.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.