AS in Dental Hygiene
Program Description
The dental hygiene program has a strong philosophical base that reflects a belief that learning is an integral part of life in which education, as a formal process, provides students with cognitive and psychomotor expertise within an overall framework of effective values.
Admissions Policies for Intended Dental Hygiene (IDH)
Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 High School Overall & Math/Science GPA.
Candidates not meeting these criteria may be considered for admission by the Dental Hygiene Review Committee, on a case-by-case basis
Accepted IDH students who successfully complete the prerequisite courses have priority for admittance into the dental hygiene program over other applicants.
Admissions Policy for Dental Hygiene
All prerequisite courses must be complete by July 1st to be considered for fall enrollment into the dental hygiene program. Applicants may be considered after July 1st, provided all their prerequisites were completed with the minimum requirements necessary prior to July 1st .
An intended dental hygiene student (student taking prerequisite courses to get into the dental hygiene program), who has received two (2) failing dental hygiene prerequisite course grades, by either receiving a course grade below the required B- (80%) or a WF for a course withdrawal, will not be admissible into the dental hygiene program. The two (2) failing grades may be due to two (2) attempts of the same course or two (2) separate courses. A withdrawal from a course when failing (“WF”) is considered a failing grade attempt. Students who withdraw due to a Medical Leave of Absence (MLOA) from the university are exempt.
Students must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and all of the prerequisite science courses completed with at least a grade of B- or better.
Technical standards apply for the admission into the dental hygiene program (motor skills, sensory skills, intellectual skills and behavioral skills). A complete list is available at the admissions department and on the Regis College website.
The Regis College dental hygiene program does not admit students with advanced standing.