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The student applicant must meet certain minimum
enrollment requirements. Final selection of qualified candidates is
competitive using the following criteria.
Documentation of residency within the nine counties will assign a higher
level of eligibility to the applicant. Those residing outside of the
nine counties are assigned a lower eligibility. (Butte, Glenn, Lassen,
Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity)
Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in all dental hygiene
general prerequisite courses. Applicants must also have a GPA of 3.0
or higher in all dental hygiene science prerequisite courses. Only
courses from an accredited college or university will be accepted.
Additional credit is given for: full-time dental assistant, Registered
Dental Assistant licensure (RDA), National Certified Dental Assistant (CDA),
graduation from an accredited dental assisting program, working in a
healthcare office, previous applicant, previous degrees (Associate,
Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate), linguistic diversity, additional
coursework in the sciences.
*Applicants must have all prerequisite courses completed at the time of
application. *Concurrent enrollment in any prerequisite course at the
time of application is not
accepted.
Prerequisites include: Anatomy 1 (5
units)۰ Physiology 1 with lab (5 units)۰
Microbiology 1 (5 units)۰ English
1A (4 units)۰Chemistry 2A Introduction to Chemistry (5 units)۰
Chemistry 2B Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (5 units)۰
Sociology 1 (3 units)۰ Psychology 1 A General (3 units)۰
Speech 60 Public
Speaking OR Speech 10 Interpersonal Communication (3 units)۰
Nutrition (3
units)
Prerequisite courses will total 41 units, dental
hygiene courses (major) will total 55 units, additional general education
courses will total 6 units. The minimum number of units required for
graduation totals 102 units. For
a brochure call: 530-245-7332 or email
pguerrera@shastacollege.edu
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