The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to enroll full-time. The total degree requirement is 120 semester credits. Students may apply a maximum of 90 semester hours of approved transfer credits (toward the 120 total) in dental hygiene and general education courses. Length of time to complete the program is one year. All courses must be completed by August 1 prior to the fall entry into the Degree Completion Program.  Students are required to earn at least a C grade in all required transfer courses.  No grades lower than C will transfer.  The 90 transfer credit must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university prior to matriculation.  Dental Hygiene transfer credits must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university that is also accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.  (The Committee on Dental Hygiene Recruitment and Admissions reserves the right to modify the prerequisites when additional courses are necessary to improve an applicant's preparation for entering the dental hygiene program. Admission and curriculum requirements are subject to change without prior notice.)