Dental Hygiene Admissions
To be considered as a Dental Hygiene Applicant, the following admission requirements
must be met and submitted to the Records and Registration Office, Prairie State College,
prior to February 1.
Transcripts
Official high school transcripts or official GED transcript/diploma (graduation date must appear on transcript).
Official transcripts from all previous colleges must be submitted prior to the deadline date with a Transcript Evaluation Request form (website prairiestate.edu).
Accomodations
Verification of 18 years of age prior to enrolling in D.H. 104 – Dental Radiology during January (spring semester) of the first year.
An applicant must self-disclose any disability and the need for special accommodations. If a student does not self-disclose, they may not later use the aforementioned as a reason to appeal.
Testing
HESI-A2 testing dates will be determined by the dental hygiene clinic. To schedule
testing, please contact testing services, schedule the test and pay the fee.
Special Provisions
In the event that there are insufficient qualified candidates who have applied by
February 1, there will be a special provisions program.
Under this program, students can make an application and complete all of the prerequisites
until May 30.
Should space remain in the next class after exhausting the special provisions program,
the Dental Hygiene Admissions Committee will meet and review any late qualified applicants
with the intention of filling the space for the class.
Return the following items to the Records and Registration Office prior to the February
1 deadline.
Early completion is strongly recommended:
a. PSC application*
b. Dental Hygiene Intent Form*
c. High School Transcripts or GED Certificate
d. College Transcripts (if any)
e. Program Evaluation Request Form* (if
submitting college transcript(s)).
Questions about program admission, please call (708) 709-3515.
HESI-A2 Testing Requirement
The HESI-A2 Exam will be taken after the February 1st deadline date. You will receive an invitation to take the HESI-A2 exam if you meet the minimum requirements. Invites will not be sent out until AFTER the February 1st deadline. There is a charge for this exam. Scheduling and payment of this exam should be completed on the same day.
Dates and times will differ from year to year. If you receive an invite to take the HESI exam, you will be able to schedule and pay for your exam with Testing Services. Scheduling information will be provided in the invitation.
Students must be able to begin the two-year, full-time program at the start of the
first summer session. Absences during any semester are frowned upon, but particularly
so in the summer. Upon making application, do not make vacation plans after Memorial
Day. Do not schedule a vacation until our summer break. Absences could drastically
affect your performance and status in the program.
Residency
Residents of the Prairie State College district will be awarded five (5) additional
points upon bringing in satisfactory proof of residency documents when calculating
their ranking score (see Student Ranking). The applicant must live in the Prairie
State College district at least 30 days prior to the February 1st deadline date. It
is the applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate residency status by submitting two
proofs of residency. The following documents may be presented to verify residency
and must be in the student’s name: voter’s registration card, property tax statement,
income tax return (W2),
mortgage or mortgage statement, current utility bill, car insurance statement, medical
billing statement, and current bank statement. The proof of residency must list the
same address, and they must match the address shown on the student records in the
Records and Registration Office. Documents must be submitted electronically to pscselectiveadmission@prairiestate.edu by February 1st. Please include your full name and the program that you are applying
to when submitting residency documents.
Re-applying Applicants
Since Prairie State College does not maintain a waiting list, applicants who wish
to reapply for next year’s class must do so by obtaining a new Dental Hygiene Application
Procedures book after each deadline and submit a new Dental Hygiene Intent Form online
prior to the February 1 deadline. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all their materials are up to
date with the most recent application requirements.
HESI A2 exam scores are good for two application cycles (the year the test is taken
and the following year). Applicants reapplying to the Dental Hygiene program may use
their previous HESI A2 exam score if it falls within the two-application time frame.
Applicants also have the option to retake the HESI A2 exam if they would like. We
will use the highest score of the two.
Residents of Prairie State College district will be awarded five (5) additional points
upon bringing in satisfactory proof of residency
A student may not reapply to the program while still currently holding a seat in the
program. Withdrawal must take place before a letter of intent will be accepted. The faculty
reserves the right to assess the applicant’s ability to perform the essential functions of the profession and may deny re-application to the program.
program. Withdrawal must take place before a letter of intent will be accepted. The faculty
reserves the right to assess the applicant’s ability to perform the essential functions of the profession and may deny re-application to the program.
Any student who has failed or withdrawn from more than one course in D.H., may not
reapply to the program for five years.