HELP! What classes should I take as a future dental hygiene applicant?

Question:

I am going to Riverside Community College to get my associates of science degree in dental hygiene. I already know all of the prerequisites I must complete before I can apply to the program but my concern has more to do with if I can complete all of the prerequisites in one year or 4 semesters. Can anyone please advise. Hygienists, what did you take your first semester as a college freshman?

Answers:
I took my prerequisite classes the first two semesters (microbiology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, math, english- with the labs)

I also took classes that were not necessarily prerequisites to apply to the program- but were required to get an associates of applied science. So I also took nutrition, my p.e. class, sociology and an interdisciplinary class (music, bleh).

Find out from a guidance counselor or college catalog what classes OTHER than those with a "Dental Hygiene" emphasis- and take those along with your prerequisites, so you don't have to take them while you are in the program.

I would recommend taking a p.e. (ANY kind yoga, volleyball, swimming, weight training, anything!) class for stress reduction while in the program... you'll feel better and handle the anxiety better.

Best of luck!!

Congratulations! I'm in the same boat as you are, and I'm praying I'll be able to get into RCC without too much of a wait. <crossing fingers> I think any classes you might be able to take will help you. Are you going full time plus summer/winter sessions?

HELP! What classes should I take as a future dental hygiene applicant?

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