Everything a dental hygiene applicant needs — Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Microbiology, General Chemistry, General Biology, Psychology, and more — through regionally accredited Upper Iowa University. Self-paced. Start any month. Official transcript sent directly to your CODA program.
Regionally accredited coursework designed for working adults and dental assistants completing CODA program prerequisites.
No semester schedule. Enroll today and begin your first lesson the same day. Study around your dental office schedule — most students complete a course in 4–8 weeks.
UIU is HLC regionally accredited — the standard CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs require for prerequisite coursework. Credits appear on an official UIU transcript accepted by DH programs nationwide.
$675–$695 per course — a fraction of community college costs when waitlists, lab fees, and commuting are factored in. Complete your full prerequisite stack for under $5,500.
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Standard 2-8b mandates that CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs include biomedical sciences covering specific content areas. This is why these prerequisites are universal across programs.
Every prerequisite required by CODA programs — regionally accredited through UIU, self-paced, official transcript delivered directly to your program.
The most universally required dental hygiene prerequisite. Organ systems, histology, and homeostasis. Lab included. Required at virtually every CODA program.
The second semester of the A&P sequence. Endocrine, reproductive, and immune systems. Most CODA programs require both semesters.
Directly relevant to infection control, sterilization, and the oral microbiome. Required at the majority of CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs.
Foundational prerequisite required at most CODA programs. Covers atomic structure, bonding, and reaction chemistry — foundational to pharmacology and dental materials.
Required at many programs as entry-level science. Often taken before or concurrent with A&P. Lab component included.
Required at most CODA programs. Academic writing skills for clinical documentation and patient education materials.
Required at most programs. Patient communication, behavioral health, and dental anxiety management foundations.
Required at many programs. Applied to evidence-based practice, epidemiology, and population oral health data.
The highest-commercial-intent audience in the DH vertical. Working DAs who upgrade to RDH gain an average $40K+ salary increase and open the door to practice ownership, public health careers, and academic dentistry. PrereqCourses lets you complete your prerequisites around your chair-side schedule without quitting your job.
DA-to-RDH Bridge Guide →Non-dental background? Dental hygiene programs admit career changers who complete the prerequisite stack. The self-paced format is designed for adults who are working while building toward a new career — complete courses around your current job on your timeline.
Career Changer Guide →Most CODA programs require science prerequisites to be completed within 5 years of application. If your A&P or Microbiology is older than 5 years, you'll need to refresh — PrereqCourses is the fastest path, completing a refresh course in 4–6 weeks rather than waiting for the next community college semester.
Expired Prerequisites Guide →Dental service organizations including Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental, Pacific Dental, and Smile Brands increasingly fund DA-to-RDH prerequisite coursework as a retention strategy. PrereqCourses' per-course pricing and official UIU transcripts are ideal for employer reimbursement programs.
View Bridge Guide →Three steps from enrollment to an official transcript accepted by CODA-accredited dental hygiene programs.
Register in under 3 minutes. No application, no waitlist, no rigid start date. Begin your first lesson the same day.
Work through self-paced modules around your dental office schedule. Most students complete one course in 4–8 weeks.
Upper Iowa University issues your official transcript directly to your CODA program, clearing the prerequisite requirement.
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