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St. Petersburg College offers a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene (BASDH). This degree is the first and only Baccalaureate Program in Dental Hygiene in the State of Florida and currently one of the largest degree completion programs in the nation. At SPC we put no limits on your educational options. Neither should you.
The BASDH degree is a program designed for the licensed dental hygienist and may open doors to new career opportunities such as: Dental Practice Manager, Dental Hygiene Instructor or Dental/Pharmaceutical Sales.
A Conveniently Designed Curriculum
No campus requirements for course work, orientation or capstone practicum.
The BASDH program is a degree completion program, all applicants must have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program before being accepted.
A cohort or group of students participating together in a program of study will be accepted each Fall and Spring term. Students will progress through the curriculum as a group.
There is no clinical component. Students will not be required to be on our campus.
This program is a writing intensive curriculum. Students must have an excellent command of written English language.
Dental Hygiene courses will be delivered ONLINE in a modmester (short) term format. Each course will last six to eight weeks. Students can participate any time of the day or night but will be required to participate about four days each week.
Students will take one course at a time. Approximately one week after one course is finished the next will begin. See sample schedule.
All students will be required to take 30 credits of Upper Division (eight courses) in the Dental Hygiene major. The other 10 credits will be waived by evidence of an active DH license.
The last course to be taken will be Dental Hygiene Capstone. It may require students to participate during traditional daytime hours. This course is 14 weeks in length.
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it the first community college in Florida to offer four-year degrees. On Dec. 11, 2001, the college received the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' accreditation to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees.
In 2002, St. Petersburg College began offering courses leading to bachelor's degrees in Education, Nursing and Technology Management. The college's commitment to its two-year curriculum, which has earned it wide recognition and annually wins it high national rankings, remains as strong as ever.
Today, SPC has eight learning sites throughout Pinellas County and recently became the first college in Florida to offer a four-year degree in Dental Hygiene. This program's offerings augment its two-year program, which has been in operation since 1963. SPC added four-year degrees in Veterinary Technology, Public Safety Administration and Orthotics and Prosthetics in 2005.
College Accreditation
St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees in the following areas: Banking, Nursing, Business Administration, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Elementary/Secondary Education, Paralegal Studies. Educational Studies. Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification. Dental Hygiene. Public Safety Administration. Health Services Administration. Sustainability Management. International Business. Technology Management. Management & Organizational Leadership. Veterinary Technology.
SPC also offers access to junior and senior level courses for bachelors and graduate degrees at the University Partnership Center. The UPC partners with the University of South Florida, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Eckerd College, University of Florida, Florida State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Central Florida, Florida International University, Florida A&M University, Saint Leo University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Institute of Technology, Barry University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Indiana University, and St. Petersburg College.
