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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.
  • 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 requirements must be met for consideration.

Math and English requirement

 

Math

Completion of MATH 0095 or placement into MATH 1020
English

Completion of ENGL 1101

Prerequisite grades

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 Micro Lecture

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

PSYC 1200 or SOC 1111 - 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)

BIOL 2261 A&P Lab

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

BIOL 2268 Med Micro Lab

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

DENT 1102 course

Taken at M State

Earned a B or higher in this course?
(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)

M State Intro to Health Careers course

HLTH 1000

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