Students may complete preparatory course work at Montana State University Northern for the Dental Hygiene program at the College of Technology in Great Falls.
Dental Hygiene. For many years, Montana was the only state in the United States without a dental hygiene program. That educational deficit was corrected in 2001, when the Montana Board of Regents approved such a program at Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology in Great Falls, Montana.
Students complete 93-98 credits to earn the Associate of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene. Fourteen (14) students each year are admitted to the Dental Hygiene program under a competitive process. Preference is given to Montana residents. Employment prospects for dental hygienists are quite good, however, and graduates may earn a salary in the $52,000 - $68, 000 range for full-time employment.
Students interested in the program can complete the pre-requisite courses required for the degree at campuses other than the MSU-Great Falls College of Technololgy campus. At Montana State University-Northern, for instance, the following classes can be completed at this institution and transferred to the Great Falls Dental Hygiene program. Some of the classes are pre-requisites and others are courses with the program:
A survey of the microbial world including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae and fungi, relationships of microorganisms to man and to the environment including health and disease, cultivation, isolation, microbial metabolism and genetics, with emphasis on antisepsis and medical microbiology for students entering health related fields as well as applied microbiology related to water quality. Appropriate for students in general education and science and health related programs.
Includes lecture and laboratory hours Recommended: high school biology or BIOL 140 Course Fee: $25.00 Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement including the laboratory requirement. Montana University System Core Course
An introduction to the form and function of the parts of the human body, with studies on the tissues, bones, muscles, respiration, and circulation.
Includes lecture and laboratory hours Prerequisite: High School Biology or BIOL 140 are strongly recommended. (Placement exam will be administered.) Course Fee: $13.00 Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement including the laboratory requirement. Montana University System Core Course
Emphasis on the regulations of the energy supply and the internal environment. Units covered are nerves, endocrines, digestion, cell metabolism, excretion, and reproduction.
Includes lecture and laboratory hours. Prerequisites: BIOL 241; or BIOL 140 and CHMY 121 or equivalent Course Fee: $13.00 Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement including the laboratory requirement. Montana University System Core Course
CHMY 141 College Chemistry I (Old Course: CHEM 121)
3 semester credits
Fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry: nomenclature, theoretical concepts of bonding, periodic trends, chemical reactions, state of matter, heat of reactions, gaseous nature, and free energy. Primarily for students planning to continue in chemistry and other fields requiring knowledge of chemical principles.
Course must be taken concurrently with CHMY 142 Prerequisite: High School Algebra Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
CHMY 142 College Chemistry Lab I (Old Course: CHEM 122)
1 semester credit
The laboratory portion of CHMY 141 dealing with experiments in nature of matter, gaseous state, heat of reactions, and other general principles of matter.
Course must be taken concurrently with CHMY 141 Course Fee: $22.00 This course taken in conjunction with the lecture portion of the course (CHMY 141) meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) laboratory requirement. Montana University System Core Course
This course surveys a wide variety of topics including: properties and theorems of the real and complex number systems, the function concept including inverse functions, graphing techniques, linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions, solving systems of equations in two or more variables using matrices, determinants, and matrix algebra. The development of problemsolving skills is emphasized.
Prerequisite: M 095 Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Mathematics (CAT II) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
M 145 Math for the Liberal Arts (Old Course: MATH 110)
4 semester credits
This course surveys a wide variety of topics including sets and logic, mathematical patterns, number systems, number theory, algebra, geometry, probability and statistics. The development of problemsolving skills is emphasized.
Prerequisite: M 111 or M 095, or ACT scores 20 - 22, or university placement examination Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Mathematics (CAT II) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
PSYX 100 Introduction to Psychology (Old Course: PSYC 101)
3 semester credits
An introductory survey of the scientific discipline of psychology. Attention will be given to such standard topics as the nature of empirical, scientific research, and the learning process, intelligence, perception, personality, motivation, emotion, cognitive processes, abnormal behavior, human sexuality, psi-phenomena, major systems of psychotherapy, human growth and development, psychobiology and physiology, social psychology, memory, stress, forensic and industrial psychology. Students will be guided towards an appreciation of the six major theoretical perspectives that psychology has to offer. As psychology is intended to describe, predict, understand, and to control behavior, students should emerge from the course with an increased degree of enlightened control over their lives.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
Human development is the study of how and why people change over time, as well as how and why they remain the same. Thus, this course will provide an overview of what is empirically known about all the periods of life from conception to death of our physical vehicles. We shall examine what is known scientifically about physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development in humans. We shall examine how changes in each one of these major areas impacts change in each of the other two. The relative importance of nature and nurture will be examined for each of the various life stages. The issues of native temperament and physical appearance will be given special emphasis as these areas impact psychosocial and cognitive development. A considerable amount of time will be devoted to what is known about methods of effective/ineffective, successful/unsuccessful parenting. Finally, we shall look at the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of our final years of life.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology (Old Course: SOC 101)
3 semester credits
Study of the concepts and principles of group behavior and of the impact which society has upon the programming of the mind and thought processes. Analysis of the components of culture and of the structure of society, as well as social organization and differentiation will also be emphasized. Introduces the essentials of micro sociology and macro sociology.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Sciences/History (CAT IV) requirement Montana University System Core Course
A study and utilization of the principles and techniques of oral communication. Problems of research, preparation, content, organization, argument, and delivery are examined.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Communication (CAT I) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
Students who are interested in the Dental Hygiene program, and who would like to complete the 9 classes outlined above, should consult with a faculty advisor on the MSU-Northern campus. The two MSU-Northern faculty advisors assigned to the Dental Hygiene program are: Carol Reifschneider, Hagener Science Center Room 206, phone: 265-4126; and Vaughn Rundquist, Hagener Science Center Room 106, phone: 265- 4197. Students are also encouraged to consult the MSU-Great Falls web site for current information about the actual program.
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Includes lecture and laboratory hours
Course Fee: $25.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement including the laboratory requirement.
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