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Dental Assisting Program Application Assessment Points Calculator

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Applicants to the M State Dental Assisting 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.
  • 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

Dental Assisting AAS – Eligible to take MATH 1020 or have Accuplacer, ACT scores, or a waiver on file

Dental Assisting Diploma – Eligible to take MATH 0085 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

Science courses must have been completed within the last five years to be eligible for points.

 

BIOL 2260 Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture

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

ENGL 1101 College Writing

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

DENT 1102 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 score

If you took the ACT and scored 21 or higher, please select your score range:
(1 pt)
(2 pts)
(3 pts)

College credit earned

Minimum 2.5 GPA required

If you have earned college credit, please indicate how many:
(2 pts)
(4 pts)

BIOL 2261 A&P Lab

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

M State Intro to Health Careers course

HLTH1000 

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