Utah College of Dental Hygiene

PREREQUISITES

Please refer to "STEP 1" of the Application Information Page for all the information regarding prerequisites by clicking on the button below:

Application Information

If your course is not listed in our course equivalencies and you believe the course to be transferrable, download and print the form below:

Petition for Course Transfer Review - Form Download

Prerequisite Courses	Minimum Credit Hours
Science Courses
Anatomy & Physiology I and II OR	8
Anatomy AND Physiology (with lab*)	8
Microbiology (with lab*)	4
General or Introductory Chemistry (with or without lab)	3
Nutrition	3
General Education Courses
College Level Mathematics	3
English	3
Public Speaking (Oral Comm)	3
Sociology	3
Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours	33
*virtual or integrated lab acceptable

UCDH, is a division of Careers Unlimited, L.L.C.
Accreditation: The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. CODA can be contacted at (800) 621-8099, ext. 4653, ada.org.

In addition, UCDH is a Division of Careers Unlimited, L.L.C. and is an Accredited Member College of ACCSC (www.accsc.org)

Contact Information
1176 South 1480 West
Orem, UT 84058
Phone: 801-426-8234

Fax: 801-224-5437
Email: Email UCDH

*The 20 month timeframe for the accelerated Bachelor's Degree is based on entering the program with 33 semester credit hours of prerequisite coursework completed and awarded at an accredited institution within the United States with an acceptable and passing grade of a C or higher while maintaining a minimum 2.5 GPA for science and general prerequisites. Information on this Website is subject to change without notice. All site visitors are responsible for verifying the information provided is up to date.