Dental Hygiene - Transfer Students

Transfer application for Dental Hygiene are only accepted for the spring semester and are due August 1^st of the preceding year.

Transfer Requirements | Transfer Admission Process | Transferable Courses Information

Transfer Requirements

Minimum Grade Requirement for Prerequisites
Substitution of Alternate Course for Prerequisite (when a grade of less than a "C" is earned). A student who enrolls in and completes a prerequisite course with a grade of C- may be allowed to take an alternate higher level course in lieu of repeating the course. The substitute courses should be approved by the program coordinator.

Age of Coursework
Students who have not completed a science course within the past three years will be required to enroll in and complete one science course with a grade of "C" or higher prior to enrollment in the program.

Exception to additional science requirement
An exception to the above policy may be made for a student that currently works full time in a field that requires the use of science on a daily basis. A student requesting this exception must submit a signed letter from a supervisor on official company letterhead verifying their employment.

Advanced Standing:
Students who transfer to Pacific having completed a portion of a dental hygiene program will NOT be given advanced standing in the program. Students admitted with such coursework will be expected to complete the professional program in its entirety.

Foreign Education:
Any prospective student who has attended a foreign university or other institution of post-secondary-level education outside the United States will be required to complete the entire dental hygiene general education curriculum in the United States at an accredited college or university. No coursework or degree, including dental or dental hygiene training, completed abroad will exempt a student from any of the general education coursework. Additionally, the University must receive complete official records of study/transcripts from each foreign and United States institution as part of the review process

Transfer Admission Process

The admission committee carefully considers each applicant's scholastic record, essay and letters of recommendation. Other personal attributes and qualities as well as demonstration of his or her understanding about a career in the dental profession are also reviewed.

Applicants whose credentials appear to meet requirements, as outlined below, and are determined to be strong candidates, are invited to the school for an interview. Those selected for an interview will be notified shortly after the application deadline and given available dates for the interview. In addition, on that interview date, applicants participate in an orientation seminar and tour the school.

Students with 63 or more college units, who have completed or are currently completing the program prerequisites, will be considered for transfer admission into the program each spring semester.

Students will be required, upon admission to the dental hygiene program, to proceed through successive semesters without lapse, meet all prerequisite requirements, and maintain an acceptable grade point average.

Transferable Courses

Transfer students who have successfully completed the greatest number of equivalents to the general education courses listed below will have a greater chance of admission.Coursework in progress at the time of application is acceptable. Upon admission, all pre-requisites must be completed prior to January transfer into the dental hygiene program.

Pacific currently has identified equivalencies with many other institutions. To look at the articulation agreements we have with other institution, please use our online database of articulated courses (ROAR) at http://go.pacific.edu/roar. You will need to determine if the courses you plan on transfering to Pacific are equivalent to the courses listed below.

If you are a current Pacific student and would like to apply to the Dental Hygiene Program please complete the following online application form and you will be contact with further instructions once submitted. (Dental Hygiene petition for Current Pacific Students Form).

Pacific courses that you will need transferable course equivalencies for.

1. Biology 51: Principles of Biology (4 units)
   General Education III A requirement fulfilled
    
2. Chemistry 25: General Chemistry (5 units)
    
3. Psychology 31: Intro to Psychology(4 units)
   General Education I A requirement fulfilled
    
4. Biology 61: Principles of Biology (4 units)
    
5. Chemistry 27: General Chemistry (5 units)
    
6. Sociology 51: Intro to Sociology (4 units)
    
7. Mathematics 37: Statistics and Probability (4 units)
   General Education III B requirement fulfilled
    
8. Chemistry 121: Organic Chemistry
   3 units, without lab
    
9. English 25: Intro (4 units)
    
10. Communications 27: Public Speaking (3 units)
    General Education II A requirement fulfilled
     
11. Biology 145:Microbiology (4 units)
     
12. Biology 111: Anatomy & Physiology (4 units)
     
13. One course that must articulate with Pacific General Education
    Category I-C: Global Studies
     
14. One course that must articulate with Pacific General Education
    Category II-B: Fundamental Human Concerns
     
15. One course that must articulate with Pacific General Education
    Category II-B: Fundamental Human Concerns
    OR
    Category II-C: Practice and Perspectives in the Visual and Performing Arts
     

Total Units Required = 63 semester units or 95 quarter units

Note: students may take transferable elective courses to meet the 63 semester unit or 95 quarter unit requirement.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Admissions.