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Bachelors Degree

·        Completion of CHEM 1011/1013 or its equivalent as a prerequisite if one year of high school chemistry has not been completed by Dec. 31. If one year of high school chemistry has been completed, must take and have a passing score earned on the TWU Placement Test.  Placement Test Date ________ Pass/Fail

·       It is required that prerequisite science courses be completed within five (5) years of application deadline.

·      Global  requirements can be met with courses in these areas*.  6 hours are required for graduation.

120* hours are required to complete a degree in Dental Hygiene: 60 DH hours, 18 additional hours required by the DH department, and 42 hours required to meet the core curriculum requirements of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Woman's University. 

+Meets Core: The bachelor's degree provides opportunity to acquire a breadth and depth of learning in a particular subject. A core curriculum provides the foundation for learning and living and is designed:

• promote students' mastery of basic intellectual competencies-reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking;
• establish multiple perspectives on the individual and the world in which she or he lives;
• enable students to understand the responsibilities of living in a multicultural world;
• familiarize students with contributions by and about women in various disciplines and acquaint students with major texts, trends, and issues in women's studies;
• provide the combination of skills, liberal studies, and insights into contemporary issues needed by students who aspire to positions of leadership

Academic Requirements

• If a student receives a grade of less than C in a science course, nutrition, or statistics, the student must repeat the course to raise the grade to a C or better. These prerequisite courses must be passed with a C or better before before progressing to junior level dental hygiene courses.

• A student who has been admitted to the sophomore year of the dental hygiene program must maintain a cumulative overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or higher to remain in the program. Any student whose overall GPA drops below 2.8, or whose DHGPA drops below 3.0, any semester after program admission is ineligible to continue in the program.

• Students must earn a grade of B or higher in the freshman dental hygiene course and a C or higher in all other required dental hygiene courses. If a student receives a grade of less than B in the freshman dental hygiene course, the student will be ineligible to enter the program. If a student earns less than a C in any other required dental hygiene course, the student will be ineligible to continue in the program regardless of the overall GPA and a DHGPA. Dental hygiene courses may not be repeated.

• A student who has been admitted to the sophomore year of the dental hygiene program must progress through the program in consecutive semesters. If a student does not register for the current semester of dental hygiene course work once enrolled in the program, the student will be ineligible to continue in the program and must reapply to enter a new class.  An appeal process is available through a committee made up of dental hygiene faculty and the Vice President for Student Life.

• The dental hygiene student should understand that due to heavy laboratory and clinic schedules, four to five full days of classes per week are required. One credit hour equals one lecture, two to three laboratory, or three to five clinic hours per week.

Immunization and CPR Requirements

• The TWU Immunization Record must be completed and on file with the TWU Immunization Office by the first day of classes, fall semester, sophomore year. The immunization records must be in compliance with the TWU Immunization Office throughout enrollment in the Dental Hygiene Program. Evidence of current CPR/AED certification must be competed and on file by the first day of classes, fall semester, in the junior year, and again by the first day of classes, fall semester, in the senior year. Results of a background check and drug screening must be submitted as needed by clinical rotation sites. 

Texas Woman's University
Dental Hygiene Program
P.O. Box 425796
Denton, TX 76204-5796
940.898.2870
940.898.2869 fax
email.address@twu.edu

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