The Dental Hygiene Dual-Enrollment Program

Wichita State University (WSU) Department of Dental Hygiene offers a unique dual-enrollment program that provides students an opportunity to concurrently enroll in the Associate of Applied Science, Dental Hygiene degree at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree completion program at WSU.

Admission Requirements

The dual enrollment program is offered completely online, is intended for students who are currently enrolled and in good status at JCCC. To be eligible for admission, applicants must:

  1. Be enrolled at Johnson County Community College (JCCC), a regionally accredited school and a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
  2. Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
  3. Be in good standing with the JCCC Dental Hygiene Program
Program Requirements

WSU requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate.

  • The dual enrollment program requires 32 total credit hours of coursework.
  • WSU awards up to 28 upper division credit hours of retroactive credit for students who have graduated with an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited school with a CODA accredited dental hygiene program.
  • Students must finish your associate’s degree in dental hygiene program to be allowed to continue in the dual enrollment program.

 

Johnson County Community College

Be on the front line of patient care. After just two years of rigorous education, you can be a licensed dental hygienist responsible for providing educational, clinical and therapeutic oral healthcare services.

JCCC Website

Dual Enrollment Program Course Requirements
Course Title Credit Hour
DH 360 Fundamentals of Advanced Professional Roles 2
DH 420 Educational Methodology in Dental Hygiene 3
DH 430 Curriculum Design, Evaluation and Management in Dental Hygiene Education 3
DH 452 Population Health Management in Dental Hygiene 3
DH 470 Issues in Dental Hygiene 3
DH 456 Special Care Populations 3

DH 465

Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Dental Hygiene

 3

STAT 370

Elementary Statistics

3

PHS 408

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PHS 333

Adaptive Leadership

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Organizational Behavior & Leadership in Health Organizations

3

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3

Subtotal

Core Class Requirements

26

Elective Courses (must choose 2 courses for a total of 6 credit hours)
Course Title Credit Hour
PHS 310 Introduction to U.S. Health Care System 3
PHS 326 Emerging Health Care Issues of the 21st Century 3
MLS 430 Impact of Disease Upon Global Events 3
PHS 404 Psychology of Aging 3
Subtotal Elective Courses 6

Total Required Core Classes & Elective Courses at Wichita State: 32