Students can enroll at TWU as freshman and declare a Dental Hygiene (entry) major.  Students apply in their sophomore year to begin the program in the fall of their junior year.

Students can transfer to TWU to begin the dental hygiene program at the junior level.  All dental hygiene courses must be taken in sequence.

Any student accepted to TWU may declare Dental Hygiene (entry) as his or her major.  The Dental Hygiene Program is competitive and no Dental Hygiene course may be taken unless the student is accepted into the program. 

The Dental Hygiene Selection Committee begins the selection process in January prior to the fall semester when each new junior level class begins.  Applicants will be notified of acceptance before the end of the spring semester. 

 Students desiring entry into the TWU Dental Hygiene Program must complete the following:

• Submit a University application to the TWU Office of Admissions following all of their requirements and instructions at least a month before applying to the Dental Hygiene Program and no later than December 1.  Check with the TWU Office of Admissions (940-898-3188) to confirm that the TWU application process is complete and your transfer work has been posted. 
• Submit a Dental Hygiene application, an official high school transcript, and official college transcripts including the fall semester grades to the Dental Hygiene Program.  *The application deadline is January 9 prior to the fall Dental Hygiene class for which you are applying.
• Submit the scores for the HOBET (Health Occupation Basic Entrance Test) before January 9. Testing may be computer or paper/pencil.  It is the responsibility of the student to arrange for the testing and have ATI send scores for paper/pencil test or college/university send scores from computer test to the TWU Dental Hygiene Program before January 9.  (See list of sites below.) 
  
  Paper/pencil HOBET                                                              Computer HOBET 
  (Contact ATI to register for test)                                         (Contact individual schools to register for test)
  University of North Texas-Denton                                        Blinn College-Bryan & Schulenburg
   (Test date: October 10, 2009)                                             Midwestern State University-Wichita Falls                      
    (Test date:  Nov. 14, 2009)                                                  Temple Jr. College-Temple
                                                                                                      TSTI-Harlingen                       
   Contact ATI Customer Service at 1-800-667-7531 or go online http://www.atitesting.com/ to register for the HOBET paper/pencil exam.  Payment is made to ATI at registration. Contact listed colleges/universities to set up appointments for HOBET computer exams.
  This test involves Essential Math Skills, Science Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Basic Science, Stress Level Profile, Learning Style Profile, and Testtaking Skills.
• Start immunization process and complete the process, including titer before starting in the program in August.
• Inform the Dental Hygiene Program by *January 9 if you have not taken any classes in the fall semester prior to the application deadline.
• Inform the Dental Hygiene Program and the Office of Admissions if your address, phone number or application status changes.
• If you plan to enroll for classes at TWU prior to beginning in the Dental Hygiene Program, make an advising appointment with Kim Taylor, Health Sciences Advisor, at (940) 898-3819 in order to plan your class schedules.

Criteria & Academic Requirements:

• Must have been accepted by Texas Woman’s University Office of Admissions.Applicant must be accepted by the University and all transfer work evaluated in order to be considered by the Dental Hygiene Selection Committee.
• Completion of the Dental Hygiene Application. The completeness of your application is your responsibility.  Please contact the Program office at 940-898-2870 or ssaunders@twu.edu to check on your application as needed.  An incomplete application will not be considered.
• Minimum college cumulative GPA of 2.8 to apply.    (For students who have been accepted into the TWU Honors Program, grade points will be added for credit hours earned in honors courses.)
• Minimum prerequisite science GPA of 2.5 to apply. In the event that prerequisite science courses are repeated, all grades earned on these courses will be included in prerequisite science GPA. It is required that prerequisite science courses be completed within five (5) years of application. 
• ATI  or college/university must have submitted test scores for the HOBET (Health Occupational Basic Entrance Test) before January 9.  In order to be considered for the program, minimum scores must be earned in Science Reading (60) and Written Expression (54).
• Completion of at least two of the following required science courses or their equivalents: CHEM 1011/1013 or ZOOL 2031/2033-Anatomy & Physiology (equivalent-A&P I&II) or BACT 1001/1003-Microbiology with a C or higher by the time of the application deadline, January 9. Note that prerequisite science GPA must be 2.5.
• Completion of at least 3 semesters of college courses (45 hours) in the dental hygiene degree plan and a written plan for completion of prerequisites and core by the application deadline, January 9.
• Successful completion of all core and prerequisite courses in the dental hygiene degree plan prior to beginning the fall semester of your Junior year.
• Students will be ranked according to the following: 40% prerequisite science GPA (minimum GPA 2.5), 20% cumulative GPA (minimum GPA 2.8), 20% HOBET Science Reading (minimum - 60), and 20% HOBET Writing Expression (minimum - 54) or DH program-administered writing sample.

 TO CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM

• Maintenance of a cumulative overall GPA of 2.8 or higher at the end of each semester.
• All Dental Hygiene courses must be completed with a final grade of C or better.
• Continuous progression through the program in consecutive semesters.

Dental Hygiene Grade Appeal Procedures

Out of state tuition is charged after 150 undergraduate credit hours.

Review the undergraduate catalog and a class schedule online or order from the TWU Office of Admissions, P.O. Box 425589, Denton, TX  76204 at (940) 898-3047.  The catalog contains procedures, standards, and requirements that are important information for you.  Information in this packet reflects revisions of academic requirements contained in the TWU Catalog.

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