To be considered for admission, applicants must have the majority of the EWU breadth area core requirements (BACR) and graduation requirements completed and/or be able to complete all requirements prior to the fall semester entry into the program.
Dental Hygiene Priority Science Prerequisites
The following prerequisite priority science courses (or equivalent courses) must be completed or in progress prior to the February 1 application deadline and successfully completed by the end of winter quarter.
All science prerequisites and additional science requisite courses have a five-year shelf life and are required to have been completed within five years of the date of application.
Pass/Fail grades and AP test scores are not accepted to meet the EWU Dental Hygiene prerequisite requirements.
The Anatomy/Physiology and Chemistry Series are required to be completed at one institution to assure continuity of coursework. Online science courses will not be accepted. Science courses must be completed in person or in hybrid format.
CHEM 161 | Inorganic Chemistry with Lab | within last 5 years |
CHEM 162 | Organic Chemistry with Lab | within last 5 years |
BIOL 232 | Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab | within last 5 years |
BIOL 233 | Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab | within last 5 years |
FNDT 356 | Nutrition | within last 5 years |
Two science or nutrition prerequisite courses may be repeated one (1) time for improved GPA on the application. (Minimum acceptable grade is a C+ or 2.3 GPA.)
Dental Hygiene Remaining Prerequisites
In addition to the priority sciences, each of the following courses or equivalent courses must be successfully completed with a grade of a C+ or 2.3 GPA or higher prior to the fall entry into the program. Failure to do so results in program acceptance rescinded.
CHEM 163 | Biochemistry | within last 5 years |
CHEM 163L | Biochemistry Lab | within last 5 years |
BIOL 234 | Anatomy & Physiology III with Lab | within last 5 years |
BIOL 235 | Medical Microbiology with Lab | within last 5 years |
ENGLISH | ENGL 201 | |
PSYCHOLOGY | PSYC 100, 201, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 315, or 317 | |
SOCIOLOGY | SOCI 101 or 263 | |
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS | CMST 200, 210, 250, 312, 331, 340, or 342 | |
EWU BACR & Graduation Requirements
All EWU Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR) and graduation requirements — Math, English, Humanities, Social Sciences, Diversity, and Global Studies courses — must be successfully completed. Failure to do so results in program acceptance rescinded.
At the time of application, the EWU Credential Evaluators confirm these requirements are listed in the catalog.
EWU General Education Information