Dental Hygiene Alberta Institution Course Lists
These course lists are intended to assist prospective applicants in planning their coursework for the Dental Hygiene program. These lists will be reviewed and updated as new information becomes available. Courses listed as acceptable during this application cycle may not be acceptable in future application cycles. There may be courses listed that are no longer offered. We are not able to provide a comprehensive list of all transferable courses.
Upon submission of an application and all required documents, the Registrar’s Office will evaluate your coursework to determine if you have met the requirements. Coursework cannot be assessed in advance or via email.
A minimum grade of C- is required in any transfer course used to meet a course requirement.
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Due to the large number of Alberta post-secondary institutions, it is not possible to provide equivalent course lists for each institution. Additional institutions may be added in the future. Please use the Transfer Alberta tool to determine transfer credit information based on agreements in place between Alberta post-secondary institutions.
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The absence of a course from these lists does not necessarily imply that it is deficient or inadequate. If your university offers a course, or course combination, covering the required subject areas in detail, the Registrar's Office will evaluate your transcripts to determine if you have met the requirement. A detailed course syllabus that includes course content, hours of instruction, textbook, and grading information for each course will be required.
Course reviews will be completed upon receipt of an application for admission and all required documents. It is not possible for us to provide unofficial course evaluations.
IMPORTANT: Both CHEM 217 and 218 are required to take CHEM 350. All coursework must be completed and final grades presented on the final Official transripts that must be received by June 15 in the year admission is sought.
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 217 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 350 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 401 |
| *6 of English | Two of the following: ENGL 211, 212, 255 |
| *3 of Statistics | MATH 215 or 216 |
| *3 of Sociology | SOCI 287 or 291 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 228 or 289 or 290 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 transferrable courses (check course transfers with the Transfer Alberta search tool) |
IMPORTANT: All required courses can NOT be completed in one Fall/Winter year as AUCHE 110 and 112 are required to take AUCHE 250. We do NOT recommend taking required courses in the Spring term in the year that you are seeking admission. Spring courses often do not finish by June 15th when final official transcripts must be received.
Course numbers with X's (e.g., 1XX refer to any courses at that level (e.g., all 100-level courses).
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | AUCHE 110 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | AUCHE 250 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | AUBIO 111 |
| *6 of English | Two of AUENG 1XX and/or 2XX AUENG 215 will NOT meet the requirement |
| *3 of Statistics | AUSTAT 153 or 213 or 215 |
| *3 of Sociology | AUSOC 1XX |
| *3 of Psychology | AUPSY 103 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 courses |
IMPORTANT: All required courses can NOT be completed in one Fall/Winter year as CHEM 101 and 102 are required to take CHEM 261. We do NOT recommend taking required courses in the Spring term in the year that you are seeking admission. Spring courses often do not finish by June 15th when final official transcripts must be received.
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 101 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 261 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 107 |
| *6 of English | Two of the following: ENGL 102, 103, 104, 105 ENGL 111 will NOT meet the requirement |
| *3 of Statistics | STAT 151 |
| *3 of Sociology | SOCI 100 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 104 or 105 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 transferrable courses (check course transfers with the Transfer Alberta search tool) |
IMPORTANT: All required courses can NOT be completed in one Fall/Winter year as CHEM 1201 and 1202 are required to take CHEM 2101. We do NOT recommend taking required courses in the Spring term in the year that you are seeking admission. Spring courses often do not finish by June 15th when final official transcripts must be received.
Course numbers with X's (e.g., 1XXX) refer to any courses at that level (e.g., all 1000-level courses).
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 1201 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 2101 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 1202 |
| *6 of English | Two of the following: GNED 1401, ENGL 1XXX, ENGL 2XXX ENGL 2207 and 2263 will NOT meet the requirement |
| *3 of Statistics | MATH 1211 or 2233 or 2234 or 2333 |
| *3 of Sociology | SLGY 1101 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 1103 or 1105 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 transferrable courses (check course transfers with the Transfer Alberta search tool) |
Course numbers with X's (e.g., 2XX) refer to any courses at that level (e.g., all 200-level courses).
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 211 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 351 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 217 |
| *6 of English | Any two ENGL 2XX ENGL 201 will NOT meet the requirement |
| *3 of Statistics | STAT 241 or 251 |
| *3 of Sociology | SOCI 260 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 260 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 transferrable courses (check course transfers with the Transfer Alberta search tool) |
IMPORTANT: All required courses can NOT be completed in one Fall/Winter year as CHEM 201/211 and 203/213 are required to take CHEM 351. We do NOT recommend taking required courses in the Spring term in the year that you are seeking admission. Spring courses often do not finish by June 15th when final official transcripts must be received.
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 201 or 211 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 351 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 243 |
| *6 of English | Two of the following: ENGL 203, 251, 253 ENGL 265 will NOT meet the requirement |
| *3 of Statistics | STAT 205 or STAT 213 or BIOL 315 |
| *3 of Sociology | SOCI 201 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 200 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 courses |
IMPORTANT: All required courses can NOT be completed in one Fall/Winter year as CHEM 1000 and 2000 are required to take CHEM 2500. We do NOT recommend taking required courses in the Spring term in the year that you are seeking admission. Spring courses often do not finish by June 15th when final official transcripts must be received.
Course numbers with X's (e.g., 2XXX) refer to any courses at that level (e.g., all 2000-level courses).
| Course Requirement | Equivalent Courses |
| *3 of General Chemistry | CHEM 1000 |
| *3 of Organic Chemistry | CHEM 2500 |
| *3 of Cell Biology | BIOL 1010 |
| *6 of English | ENGL 1900 and any ENGL 2XXX |
| *3 of Statistics | STAT 1770 |
| *3 of Sociology | SOCI 1000 |
| *3 of Psychology | PSYC 1000 |
| *6 of options in any Faculty | Any 2 courses |