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Admissions Dental Hygiene

Admission into the Dental Hygiene Program is highly competitive, and class sizes are limited.  To be accepted into the program, you must:

Complete a minimum of four hours in a dental office, observing a dental hygienist providing patient-care services.  Observation verification forms are provided by the IUFW Dental Hygiene Program. They are also available on the website.

Submit the following information to the IUFW Dental Hygiene Program by February 1st of the year in which you are applying for enrollment:

1. Apply to the University and be admitted as a degree seeking student prior to May 25.

2. IUFW Dental Hygiene Program application.  NOTE: Copies of applications from other programs are NOT accepted.

3. IUFW Curriculum Information form.

4. IUFW Observation Verification form(s).

5. Official college transcripts from all colleges/universities attended, other than Indiana University.*

6. All applications must be received on or before the February 1st deadline.

 Prerequisite Courses

All prerequisite courses must be completed by June 1st with a grade of "C-" or better.  No exceptions will be made for courses completed after June 1st.  Final transcripts must be received by the Dental Hygiene Program no later than May 25th.

The prerequisite courses for the Dental Hygiene Program are as follows:

Course Number Name    Credits

ENG W13100  Reading, Writing, & Inquiry I; 3cr

COM 11400     Fundamentals of Speech Communication; 3cr

CHM 10400     Living Chemistry; 1 cr

CHM 29001     Selected Topics in Chemistry (Lab); 1 cr

PSY 12000      Elementary Psychology; 3 cr

SOC S16100   Principles of Sociology; 3 cr

BIOL 20300     Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/lab; 4 cr

BIOL 20400     Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab; 4 cr

BIOL 22000      Microbiology for Allied Health Professionals w/ lab; 4 cr*

*Corequisite, must be completed prior to starting Fall term

Optional Electives:

FWHS-H101     First Year Seminar Introduction to Health Sciences; 1 cr

DAST-A122     Introduction to Dentistry; 1 cr

Minimum Credit Hours: 28

Prior to entering the Dental Hygiene Program, other strongly recommended courses include:

 RADX-R185   Medical Terminology; 3cr

Repeat Attempts. A student may make two graded attempts at a prerequisite course, with the most recent grade calculated in the prerequisite GPA. The student’s two attempts will include any graded attempt, whether or not eliminated from the student’s GPA by grade replacement.


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