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Dental Assisting Application Assessment

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Applicants to the M State Dental Assisting program are assigned points for the criteria below. The 45 applicants who score the highest points will be selected for admission to the program. Use this form to calculate your points.

  • All documents and courses must be completed by the application deadline.
  • Applicants who are in the process of completing a college required course will not receive points for those courses.
  • In the case of a tie, the HSRT-AD overall score will be used to determine acceptance into the program. 

If you have any questions, please contact Larissa Ness.

Required Admission Criteria

These must be completed for consideration.

Math and English requirement

Math

Eligible to take MATH 1020 or have Accuplacer, ACT scores, or a waiver on file
English

Eligible to take ENGL 1101 or have Accuplacer, ACT scores, or a waiver on file

Prerequisite courses

 

BIOL2260 Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

ENGL1101 College Writing

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

DENT1102 Dental Anatomy

Grade
(8 pts)
(6 pts)
(4 pts)

Beneficial Admission Criteria

These are not required, but can contribute to points for admission consideration.

ACT test scores

What was your ACT score?
(1 pt)
(2 pts)
(3 pts)

BIOL2261 A&P Lab

Earned a B or higher in this course?
(1 pt)

College credits - 12

Earned 12 or more college credits with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA?
(2 pts)

College credits - 24

Earned 24 or more college credits with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA?
(4 pts)

HLTH1000 M State Intro to Health Careers course

Completed this course with a grade of "C" or better?
(1 pt)

M State Emergency Responder course

Completed this course with a grade of "C" or better?
(1 pt)
Total Points: 0