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

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?

HELP! What classes should I take as a future dental hygiene applicant?
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!!
Reply: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. %26lt;crossing fingers%26gt; I think any classes you might be able to take will help you. Are you going full time plus summer/winter sessions?