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11/21/2009

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Enhanced Communication Skills Certificate

Degree Requirements

I. GENERAL EDUCATION CORE:
  ENGL 1301 Freshman Composition I
3
  SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech
3
  BIOL 1371 Nutrition for Today
3
  PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology
3
3 Hours of Humanities. Choose one of the following:
 
  ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
3
  MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation
3
  PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
3

II. OTHER GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

  ENGL 1302 Freshman Composition II
3
  SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology
3

III. TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES

  DNTA 1102 Communication and Behavior in the Dental Office
1
  DNTA 1160 Clinical - Dental Assistant
1
  DNTA 1161 Clinical - Dental Assistant
1
  DNTA 1241 Dental Laboratory Procedures
2
  DNTA 1245 Preventive Dentistry
2
  DNTA 1249 Dental Radiology in the Dental Clinic
2
  DNTA 1301 Dental Materials
3
  DNTA 1305 Dental Radiology I
3
  DNTA 1311 Dental Science
3
  DNTA 2350 Advanced Dental Assisting Applications
3
  DNTA 1351 Dental Office Management
3
  DNTA 1353 Dental Assisting Applications
3
  DNTA 1415 Chairside Assisting
4
  DNTA 2130 Seminar for the Dental Assistant
1
  DNTA 2260 Clinical - Dental Assistant(Capstone Course)
2
  DNTA 1213 Emergency Procedures in the Dental Office
2

IV. OTHER TECHNICAL COURSES
  ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers
3
  KINE 1306 First Aid - Responding to Emergencies
3
     
 

V. TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

63

VI. ENHANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS CERTIFICATE
  SGNL 1301 American Sign Language(ASL) Beginning I
3
  SPCH 1306 Interpersonal Communication
3
Choice of one of the following Spanish courses:
 
  SPAN 1300 Beginning Conversational Spanish I
3
  SPAN 1411 Elementary Spanish I
4

VII. TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE

70 - 71
 

Additional Graduation Requirements:
1. Written Communication Competency:
 
  ENGL 1301 Freshman Composition I
 
  ENGL 1302 Freshman Composition II
 
2. Oral Communications Competency:
 
  SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech
 
3. Mathematical Skill Competency:
 
  Accuplacer Elementary Algebra score of 76 or higher, or any college-level mathematics course, MATH 1314, MATH 1332 or equivalent
 
4. Computer Competency:
 
  ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers
 

 

 

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