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Limited Time for Enrollment and Time to Degree Policy

Limited Time for Enrollment and Time to Degree Policy

  • The B.S. Traditional, B.S. Degree Completion, and M.S.Dental Hygiene programs have a limited time for enrollment.
  • Continuous semester enrollment is required.
  • The Dental Hygiene Progression Committee reviews student progress at mid-term and semester conclusion and will recommend and report student advancement decisions for approval by the Faculty Council.
  • A student may appeal any decision reached pursuant to this policy under the School’s Division of Dental Hygiene established appeal process.
  • Requests for exceptions to the graduation timetables for the BS and MS programs because of interruptions caused by illness or requested leave of absence must be made in written submission delivered to the Dean for Academic Affairs and the Director of the Dental Hygiene Program.

A.  The B. S. Traditional Dental Hygiene Program is limited to a two-year enrollment. 

  1. Students must achieve a 2.00 grade point average each semester and receive passing grades in all courses to advance unconditionally to the next semester.
  2. Courses may only be repeated once to obtain a passing grade and a semester and cumulative GPA of 2.00.
  3. Students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher to qualify for graduation.
  4. Students must receive a passing grade of C or higher in all courses applied to earning the Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene including transfer, institutional, and inter- and intra-institutional credits.
  5. If students are unsuccessful, the Dental Hygiene Progression Committee may recommendAcademic Probation with a modified curriculum and repeat of the failed course or student dismissal from the program.
  6. The Progression Committee may afford opportunities to complete the program in one additional year if students are unsuccessful within the usual two-year enrollment.
  7. The maximum period of enrollment for the B.S. Traditional Program is three years.

B.  The B.S. Degree Completion Dental Hygiene Program has a limited number of class positions for the one-year and two-year tracks. 

  1. Course sequencing is pre-determined by the admission track and students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in all institutional and inter- and intra-institutional courses.
  2. Degree Completion students are admitted into the respective tracks based on seat availability and will have their progress reviewed by the Dental Hygiene Progression Committee at mid-term and semester conclusion.
  3. Students must achieve a 2.00 grade point average each semester and receive passing grades in all courses to advance unconditionally to the next semester.
  4. Courses may only be repeated once to obtain a passing grade and a semester and cumulative GPA of 2.00.
  5. Students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher to qualify for graduation.
  6. Students must receive a passing grade of C or higher in all courses applied to earning the Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene including transfer, institutional, and inter- and intra-institutional credits.
  7. If students are unsuccessful, the Dental Hygiene Progression Committee may recommend dismissal from the program or afford opportunities to repeat the failed course and complete the program in one additional year.
  8. If students were admitted to the one-year track and are unsuccessful in a course, they may be afforded the opportunity to complete the program in a maximum of two years.
  9. If students were admitted to the two-year track and are unsuccessful in a course, they may be afforded the opportunity to complete the program in a maximum of three years.

C.  The M.S. in Dental Hygiene Degree in the BS/MS Dual Degree Track has a limited number of class positions for the seven-semester track.

  1. Course sequencing is pre-determined and students are registered for courses sequentially in the Dual Degree BS/MS track
  2. Students must receive a passing grade of C or higher in all courses applied to earning the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Dental Hygiene including transfer, institutional, and inter- and intra-institutional credits.
  3. Students must maintain a minimum, cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the M.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene.
  4. Students who earn less than a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the graduate program may be granted permission to repeat non-passed courses or courses earning less than a B by the Progression Committee. However, students will not be permitted to enroll in any given course more than twice. If a student repeats a course, both grades are recorded on the transcript.
  5. If students admitted into the Dual degree BS/MS track are unsuccessful in a course, they may be afforded the opportunity to complete the M.S. degree in a maximum of five years.

 

Approved by Faculty Assembly on September 15, 2014.

Reviewed 11/23/16

Updated 8/12/20

     Approved Faculty Assembly 8/24/20