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Dental Hygiene Application Assessment Points Calculator

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Applicants to the M State Dental Hygiene program are assigned points for the criteria below. 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 to earn points.
  • All repeated graded prerequisite courses (A-F) will be averaged.
  • All science courses must be completed within the last five years to be eligible for points.
  • Applicants who have taken prerequisite courses at other institutions with a different credit value will use the set credit value of M State’s course.
  • Refer to Dental Hygiene admission requirements for details regarding eligibility and the selection process.

Required Admission Criteria

You must meet these requirements for consideration.

Math and English requirement

 

Math

Completion of MATH 0095 Elementary Algebra II or placement into MATH 1020 Intermediate Algebra

English

Completion of ENGL 1101 College Writing

Prerequisite course requirement

BIOL 2260 Anatomy and Physiology I - lecture

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

ENGL 1101 or higher

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

DENT 1102 Dental Anatomy

Grade
8 pts
6 pts
4 pts

BIOL 2267 Med Microbiology Lecture

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

PSYC 1200 General Psychology or SOC 1111 Intro to Sociology - whichever grade is higher

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

Beneficial Admission Criteria

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

ACT score

If you took the ACT and scored 21 or above, please indicate your score range:
3 pts
1 pt

Human Anatomy and Physiology I - lab

BIOL 2261

Completed this course with a grade of B or better?
1 pt

Med Micro Lab

BIOL 2268

Completed this course with a grade of B or better?
1 pt

Dental Anatomy

DENT 1102

Taken at M State

Completed this course with a grade of B or better?
2 pts

Dental assistant experience

Select "yes" if you've had one or more years of experience as a licensed or registered dental assistant

1 or more years of experience as described:
1 pt

M State Dental Assisting student or graduate

Are you a current student or graduate of the M State Dental Assisting program?
5 pts

Introduction to Healthcare

HLTH 1000

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