Dental Hygiene - Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT)

Description

While Central Oregon Community College does not offer a dental hygiene program, students can begin coursework with the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree with the intent of transferring to another institution to earn a dental hygiene degree.

Statewide General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Please see the General Education page for statewide general education student learning outcomes.

Entrance Requirements

While this program has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.

Course Requirements

Course Title Credits
General Education/Foundational
Health:
Choose 3 credits 13
Mathematics:
Choose one course4
Recommend: MTH 111Z
Oral Communication:
Choose one course3-4
Recommend: COMM 111Z
Writing:
WR 121ZComposition I4
WR 122ZComposition II4
or WR 227Z Technical Writing
General Education/Discipline Studies
Cultural Literacy:
One course from the following categories must be designated as cultural literacy on the Discipline Studies list (credits count once).
Arts and Letters:
Choose at least three courses from at least two prefixes9-12
Social Science:
Choose at least four courses from at least two prefixes12-16
Recommend: SOC 201
Science/Math/Computer Science12-20
Choose at least four courses from at least two prefixes including at least three laboratory courses in biological and/or physical science
Electives
Choose any college-level course that brings the total credits to 90 quarter hours 239
Total Credits90-106
1

HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated

2

This may include up to 9 credits of Career and Technical Education courses (in addition to AH 111 Medical Terminology) designated by COCC as acceptable.

Advising Notes

Information about accredited dental hygiene programs can be found at the American Dental Association's webpage.

Students should consult the prerequisite requirements for their dental hygiene program of interest as specific requirements vary by school and program.

If transferring to Lane Community College (LCC), PSY 201 Mind and Brain or PSY 202 Mind and Society and WR 227Z Technical Writing are recommended. LCC gives additional application points for Spanish language proficiency (completion of SPAN 102 First Year Spanish II or CLEP test score of 50 or higher). See LCC’s catalog and website for details.

If transferring to Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC), a psychology elective is recommended. See the MHCC catalog and website for details.

If transferring to Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), DHE 100 Introduction to Dental Hygiene (an online OIT course) is required. OIT requires completion of CH 104 Introduction to Chemistry I. See OIT’s catalog and website for details.

If transferring to Portland Community College (PCC), a psychology elective is recommended. See PCC’s catalog and website for details.

Performance Standards

  • Academic Requirements:
    • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
    • Options for additional standards:
      • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Sample Plan

Sample Plan Grid
First TermCredits
Discipline Studies Social Science 3-4
Mathematics (recommend MTH 111Z)4
WR 121ZComposition I4
Elective (recommend CH 104)5
 Credits16-17
Second Term
Discipline Studies Social Science (recommend SOC 201)3
Health (3 credits with HHP or HHPA prefix) 13
Elective (recommend AH 111)3
WR 122ZComposition II4
Elective (recommend CH 105)5
 Credits18
Third Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters3-4
Discipline Studies Social Science 3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science (recommend BI 231)4
Elective (recommend CH 106)5
 Credits15-17
Fourth Term
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science (recommend BI 232)4
Oral Communication (recommend COMM 111Z)4
Elective (recommend BI 234)4
Elective 23-4
 Credits15-16
Fifth Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science (recommend BI 233)4
Discipline Studies Social Science3-4
Elective 23-4
 Credits13-16
Sixth Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science (recommend FN 225)4
Elective 23-4
Elective 23-4
 Credits13-16
 Total Credits90-100
1

HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated 

2

This may include upto 9 credits of Career and Technical Education courses (in addition to AH 111 Medical Terminology) designated by COCC as exceptable.

Outside of
expected

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