Personal interviews may be requested. To assure proper planning for admission, students should maintain close contact with the program director. Dental hygiene certificate and associate degree graduates from other accredited institutions may qualify for admission as postcertificate degree candidates, provided they meet the entrance requirements of the University and the Curriculum for Dental Hygiene. Acceptable scores on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination must be presented to receive credit for professional courses. Personal interviews may be requested.
Enrollment is limited and students are accepted on a competitive basis.
Freshman admission to the University does not guarantee admission into the dental hygiene curriculum. Selections are based on academic achievement, character, and sincere interest in dental hygiene as a professional career. Residents of North Carolina receive preferential consideration for admission. Prior to being admitted and enrolled, all students will be required to present evidence of satisfactory completion of the predental hygiene courses prescribed herein. After completion of the basic professional program, a Certificate in Dental Hygiene is awarded.