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Required Support Courses
PsY 101 introduction to Psychology (F-Sp-Su) sun# PsY 1101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
soC 101 introduction to sociology (F-Sp-Su) sun# soC 1101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
sPE 102 introduction to speech Communication (F-Sp-Su) sun# Com 1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Wrt 101* Writing i (F-Sp-Su) sun# Eng 1101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Wrt 102* Writing ii (F-Sp-Su) sun# Eng 1102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.5-106.5
† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
¥ general Education requires 19-21 credits. this subtotal shows the gen Ed credits not fulfilled by core, support, or second language
courses.
* this course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, or recommendation. see course description section.
Dental Laboratory Technologies
Dental Laboratory Technology — Associate of Applied Science Degree for
Direct Employment
learn the skills to construct and repair dentures, partial dentures, crowns, bridges and other dental appliances. get
1,492 clock hours of laboratory practice. this program is accredited by the american Dental association Commission on
Dental accreditation. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, or in a combination of
weekdays and evenings/weekends.
Before enrolling in this program, please complete a program application (available at:
http://www.pima.edu/program/dental/dentallab-addinfo/dental-lab-admission.shtml)
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Qualify to take the recognized graduate Exam of the national association of Dental
laboratories/national Board for Certification. Work in a dental lab.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: West Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-6661
lead faculty: 206-3100
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
CHm 130/130lB or 130in and the mat support course fulfill this requirement.
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
special requirement
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15¥
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
DEntal stuDiEs
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