Department Information
Department of Allied Health Sciences
PO Box 70690
Phone: (423) 439-7888
Lamb Hall, Room 482
Web address: https://www.etsu.edu/crhs/allied-health/bsdh/
The Online BS Degree Completion program in Dental Hygiene is limited to licensed dental hygienists who hold an Associate degree in dental hygiene from an accredited US or Canadian dental hygiene program. All prospective students must make application to the program and the university. This completion degree program is designed to build on the dental hygienist’s prior education and experiential learning and its flexibility and online format allows the working hygienist to complete a BS degree at their own pace. All course requirements for this program are online. All students are required to attend an online program orientation. There are no grade point requirements other than adhering to the program retention-progression policy.
Additional Program Information
Students will be granted 45-46 lower division transfer credits for their Associate degree work in Dental Hygiene. Upon completion of DHYG 3100 , students are granted 16 upper division transfer credits for the following courses in Dental Hygiene: DHYG 3031, 3120, 4000, 4021, and 4121.
ETSU requires each student to have at least 30 credits of instruction at ETSU. These credits will be completed through the required 17-18 credits in the Online Dental Hygiene Program, courses needed to complete the General Education and graduation requirements, electives, and/or students can inquire about adding a minor.
In addition to the completion of the required Dental Hygiene courses and General Education Requirements, students must meet the University’s 50 hour rule. B.S. degrees require at least 50 credits at a 4-year institution.
Retention - Progression Policy:
In order to progress in the dental hygiene major, a student must maintain a grade of “C” or better in each required course in the major.
Progression status will be evaluated at the close of each semester. Students receiving less than a C in any of the classes in the dental hygiene curriculum will not be permitted to progress in the dental hygiene major.
Students who are dismissed from the dental hygiene program will be evaluated by the dental hygiene faculty to determine feasibility of readmission. Students who wish to seek readmission must reapply to the Dental Hygiene Program during the next admission cycle. Students who are dismissed from the dental hygiene program are only eligible for readmission once. No student can be readmitted if dismissed for academic misconduct or behavioral issues.
Reentry: Students who withdraw from the dental hygiene program in good standing must submit a letter to the Dental Hygiene Program Director outlining their plan requesting reentry to the dental hygiene program. This letter will be reviewed by the Dental Hygiene Program Admissions Committee. Students who are approved for reentry are required to work with the Dental Hygiene Program Director to develop an individualized reentry plan to identify gaps in knowledge and demonstrate competency prior to enrolling in the requested semester. Failure to comply with or complete the individualized reentry plan will result in permanent dismissal from the dental hygiene program.
Admission Policy
Admission Requirements
- College GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale on all transferable credits;
- Transcript(s) - proof of graduation from an accredited Dental Hygiene program.
- Proof of current Dental Hygiene licensure.
Application deadline of July 1 preferred.