1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

School of DentistryW. Robert Biddington, DeanHarry J. Bianco, Associate DeanWilliam R. McCutcheon, Associate DeanJames Overberger, Associate DeanFrank H. Stevens, Assistant DeanBarbara K. Komives, Chairperson, Department of Dental HygieneDegree OfferedB.S. in Dental HygieneAdmissionTo get application and reference forms, please write to the Department of DentalHygiene, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, or to the Office of Admissions,Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506. Assoon as possible in the year preceding the year you want to enter the program, youshould apply and complete the aptitude tests. Forms for the following year areavailable in September.If you have no previous study in higher education, you will apply for admission as afreshman at WVU. You must have a diploma from an accredited high school orpreparatory school, and we expect you to have these courses listed on your highschool transcript:English—4 units Algebra—2 units Plane geometry— 1 unitBiology— 1 unit Chemistry— 1 unitWe pay particular attention to scholastic achievement in science courses. We alsoexpect applicants to rank in the upper one half of their graduating classes.We require that you take the American College Testing Program examination or theScholastic Aptitude Test.We ask for personal references, to be submitted on our reference form. All threereferences must be sent by the writer of the reference directly to the Department ofDental Hygiene.The Dental Hygiene Admissions Committee reviews all applications. If you areamong the most qualified, we will invite you to come to the campus for a personalinterview. You will receive a letter stating the date, time, and place of an interview.Competition for admission to our program is intense, and we give preference toresidents of West VirginiaDegree Completion ProgramIf you are a registered dental hygienist, we can admit you directly to the Departmentof Dental Hygiene as a full-time or as a part-time student. To be eligible for thedegree completion program, you must have a certificate or associate degree from anaccredited dental hygiene program. You can transfer lower division credits (see"Suggested Dental Hygiene Curriculum Plan"). Your acceptance and placement in theprogram depends upon your academic record and upon the number of spacesavailable.When you apply, we ask you to include complete records of previous study. Inaddition to an official transcript mailed to us by the registrar of your previous school,we ask you to include catalog descriptions of the courses taken. If you are currentlyenrolled in a certificate or associate degree program, we ask that you include yourprogram of studies. You are responsible for the submission of a complete recordpackage. You can enter the degree completion program twice a year. Applications canbe obtained after September 1 of the year preceding application to the program. TheWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center Catalog contains complete informationabout the program in dental hygiene.School of Dentistry 199