Students must enter the program with the following post-secondary coursework completed (See chart below). All prerequisite transfer credit courses must be approved by a UCDH Administrator. The courses must be of sufficient depth, scope, sequence of instruction, and emphasis to reflect the objectives and philosophy of higher education. Prerequisite courses may only be transferred from an approved accredited institution at the post-secondary level. Applicants must have a minimum of thirty-three (33) semester credit hours of the required prerequisite coursework.
The UCDH BSDH program requires a minimum of 122 credit hours (which includes the minimum 33 credit hours of prerequisite coursework). The UCDH curriculum is structured into semesters. One semester credit hour equals fifteen (15) hours of study for lecture components or thirty (30) hours of
study for laboratory, clinical and independent study components. Breaks are scheduled between all semesters.
