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FAQS

Special Requirements

  1. Prerequisite courses may NOT be taken on a pass/fail option.
  2. Required courses may be repeated only once to improve the grade.  The second grade will be averaged with the first grade given for each course.  This requirement applies to all courses taken at all colleges and universities.
  3. All prerequisite courses must be completed by June 1st for fall admission into the program.  No exceptions will be given for completion of summer courses.  Both prerequisite and cumulative grades are used to determine an applicant’s rank in the class selection process.
  4. Developmental courses will not be calculated in a candidate’s grade-point average (GPA), i.e., MA 109, ENG W130, or ENG R150.
  5. A minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0/4.0 is required for all applicants.  However, because admission into the program is competitive, completion of all required courses with a prerequisite GPA of 3.5 or higher is strongly recommended.
  6. Each year human anatomy, human physiology, and microbiology constitute a large portion of the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination.  Therefore, credits in these three courses must be completed in five years of admission into the program.  Credits in all other prerequisite courses will be accepted for 10 years.  Outdated courses must be retaken.