Program Map for Dental Hygiene

For the most up-to-date program information, meet with an advisor and refer to the Allied Health Interest, AAS-DTA checklist. 

All courses outlined in this program map are required for transfer to Lake Washington Technical College, Shoreline Community College and Eastern Washington University. Courses that are specific to an individual campus or program are listed in parentheses. Schools may change prerequisites without warning so be sure to double check the website of your program of interest.

This program map is designed to prepare students to transfer to an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree program in Dental Hygiene.  For more information, contact a program advisor. Faculty advisors for the Dental Hygiene program are listed below. If you have been assigned an advisor please work with them, otherwise you can choose any of the advisors below.

Jackie Hedgepeth jhedgepeth@everettcc.edu 
Valerie Mosser vmosser@everettcc.edu

CHECKLISTS

• Allied Health Interest, AAS-DTA Checklist
• Pre-College to College English and Math Checklist

Before you can take your college-level courses, you may need to complete prerequisites. 

See an entry advisor for mandatory entry advising at the Advising Center located in RAI 108 (or in Zoom) to decide on your first quarter courses.

See your advisor for self-paced or accelerated alternatives in Math and English to prepare for college-level classes. Want to move further faster? Learn about EvCC's I-BEST classes. 

Prepare for college-level math

If your math placement is below MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics, you’ll need to take the following courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• TS 60  → TS 70 → MATH/TS 76 → MATH/TS 86

 Prepare for college-level English

If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• ENGL/TS/AEP 97 → ENGL/TS/AEP 98

Note: English language learners may need additional courses before ENGL/TS 97 depending on their placement.

 Take COLL 101 - College Success in your first quarter to prepare for the pace and rigor of college.

Before registering each quarter, check your Degree Planner to see what classes you should take to stay on track.  See your faculty program advisor with any questions you have.

Recommended Actions 

• Looking for more support and assistance by phone, tablet, or computer? Visit the Online Student Support and Resources page. 
• Do you qualify for Financial Aid? Fill out a FAFSA or WASFA and visit the Financial Aid Office to begin talking about how to pay for college. 
• Visit the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and the Library.
• Consider registering for a study skills class offered by DEVED department.
• Get involved with Student LIFE and join a campus club.
• See if you qualify for TRiO, MESA, or Center for Disabilities Services
• Form study groups and get to know your faculty outside of class (ex. visit them during office hours)

Complete college-level courses. These courses are the foundation for your program.

 Communication Skills requirement progress:

• Take ENGL& 101 - English Composition I
• Take ENGL& 102 - Composition II

 Quantitative Skills requirement progress:

• Take MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics 

 Science requirement progress:

• Take  CHEM& 121 - Introduction to Chemistry w/Lab
• Take BIOL& 211 - Majors Cellular

 Humanities and Social Science requirement progress:

• Take PSYC& 100 - General Psychology
• Take CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication (required by EWU) or CMST& 220 - Public Speaking (required by Shoreline CC). Lake Washington and Bellingham Tech will take either.

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss if this is the right program for you and update your plan of study as needed. Investigate transfer options; update your resume; see a program advisor. 

• At this point in the Dental Hygiene program you could switch to any other AAS-DTA degree with minimal loss of time and credits.
• Attend internship and resume workshops. Check out company or organization websites to find out more about what is involved in a career in dental hygiene.
• Attend career fair and explore internship opportunities. Take note of application deadlines and documentation needed to apply.  You will be ready to apply while taking courses in phase 3, but now is a good time to start gathering information and start maintaining a resume.
• Visit a campus or at least their websites. Could you see yourself on that campus?  Prepare an initial list of transfer schools.  Some nearby choices for EvCC students that have a Dental Hygiene program are Eastern Washington, Shoreline Community College, Lake Washington Technical College and Bellingham Technical College.

Complete specific degree requirements before you transfer or graduate (if applicable).  If you change to another program in this phase, some credits earned may not apply to your new program.

 Science requirement progress:

• Take BIOL& 231 - Human Anatomy
• Take BIOL& 232 - Human Physiology
• Take CHEM& 131 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry w/Lab

 Humanities and Social Science requirement progress:

• Recommended Humanities:
  • CMST 204 - Intercultural Communication (Lake Washington Technical College and Shoreline Community College Only)
• Recommended Social Sciences:
  • SOC& 101 - Introduction to Sociology (Lake Washington Technical College and Bellingham Technical College)

 Other requirement progress:

• Take H DEV 155 - Human Relations in the Workplace (required for Shoreline Community College Only)

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to confirm that you are progressing in your program and/or apply for graduation (if applicable).
 

• Complete job shadow, internships or volunteer hours. Attend information session at institutions of interest.  Begin the application process. 
• At this point in the Dental Hygiene program you could switch to the following programs with minimal loss of time and credits:
  • Radiation Technology
  • Diagnostic Ultrasound
  • Nursing
  • Health Studies (UW Bothell)
     

Complete all remaining degree/certificate requirements before you transfer or graduate.

 Science requirement progress:

• Take BIOL& 260 - Microbiology
• Take NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

 Humanities requirement progress (Eastern Washington University Only): Take 10 additional credits of Humanities. The following courses/disciplines from the AAS DTA are recommended:

• PHIL 215 - Ethics
• Any World Language
• Photography
• Art

 Social Science requirement progress (Eastern Washington University Only): Take 10 additional credits of Social Science. The following courses from the AAS DTA from the following disciplines are recommended:

• Sociology
• Anthropology 
• Global Studies 

Apply for graduation at least one quarter in advance.

Recommended Actions

Meet with your faculty program advisor to make sure all degree/certificate requirements are met.