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Dental Hygiene Application

To be considered for the program, applicants must ensure that all prerequisites are completed and documented. This includes the completion of required courses with final grades posted, evaluation and posting of any transfer credits, approval of Healthcare Experience, and submission of ATI TEAS scores to BTC. Only applications meeting all these requirements will be reviewed.

All courses must be a minimum of 5 quarter credits or 3 semester credits.


Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of 3.0 (B) or higher in each course:

  • General Biology W/ Lab (BIOL& 160) 5 credits

  • Human A & P 1 (BIOL& 241) 5 credits

  • Human A & P 2 (BIOL& 242) 5 credits

  • Microbiology (BIOL& 260) 5 credits

  • Introduction to Chemistry (CHEM& 121) OR General Chemistry w/ Lab I (CHEM& 161) 5 credits

  • Intro to Organic/Bio-Chemistry (CHEM& 131) 5 credits

  • Interpersonal Communications (CMST& 210) OR Public Speaking (CMST& 220) 5 credits

  • English Composition I (ENGL& 101) 5 credits

  • English Composition II (ENGL& 102) 5 credits

  • Precalculus I (MATH& 141) OR Math in Society (MATH& 107) OR Introduction to Statistics (MATH& 146) 5 credits

  • Nutrition (NUTR& 101) 5 credits

  • General Psychology (PSYC& 100) 5 credits

  • Introduction to Sociology (SOC& 101) 5 credits


Additional requirements for entry:

  • Approved Dental Hygiene Healthcare Experience Verification form on file with BTC

  • ATI TEAS: score at the "PROFICIENT" level or higher in each of the four areas on one transcript

 

Have you completed the BTC College Admissions Application AND received an emailed Welcome Letter indicating your application to BTC has been processed?*

Yes

No