Today's Date: Monday February 8, 2010
Minimum Standards to Apply
- Eligible for admission to Cypress College.
- High School graduation, or passing of the General Education Development tests
(GED), or passing of high school proficiency.
- GPA of 2.5 (or higher) in ALL college work completed.
- Evidence of "good" physical and mental health as determined by medical
examination upon admission to the program and prior to program enrollment.
Students must demonstrate by laboratory testing and medical examination no contagious
disease, such as: active Tuberculosis, or Hepatitis carrier with e antigen. Attendance
in the dental hygiene program’s laboratory and clinical courses would be
denied based upon CDC regulations and invasive exposure-prone procedures. Please
discuss health concerns with a Health Science counselor before application.
- Four (4) science courses must be completed prior to application and all
others must be in progress.
See Curriculum-Prerequisites -1. Science Prerequisites
- Three (3) General Education courses must be completed prior to application
and others must be in progress.
See Curriculum-Prerequisites-2. General Education Prerequisites
(In compliance with the Board of Dental Examiners, Committee on Dental Auxiliaries,
all applicants for California Dental Hygiene licensure must (1) successfully
complete the Board Examination, and (2) have no criminal record, or the board
must determine that a past criminal record poses no threat to the public health,
safety, or welfare. Finger printing is required and checked through the Department
of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The applicant must report
on the Application for licensure, any convictions or pleas of nolo contendere,
even if the conviction was dismissed. Making a false statement on an application,
regarding a past conviction, is cause for denial of a license, regardless of
the nature of the crime or how long ago it occurred.)
