Admission to Program

Under the Collaborative Program Agreement between Edgecombe Community College and Halifax Community College, two students enrolled at ECC who meet admission requirements for the Dental Hygiene program will be accepted each year. Applications for these two slots must be submitted by ECC in the spring of the year for admission in the fall. Interested students must contact Tony Rook, Dean of Students, at rookt@edgecombe.edu to apply to the program through the collaborative program agreement. Applicants must achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA in most of the following courses at ECC prior to making application to Halifax Community College:

*BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 shc)
*BIO 169 Anatomy & Physiology II (4shc)
*BIO 175 Microbiology (3 shc)
*CHM 131 Introduction to Chemistry
*CHM 131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry (3smc)
ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting (3 shc)
HUM 115 Critical Thinking (3 shc)
PSY 150 General Psychology (3 shc)
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology (3 shc)

* Five year limit prior to admission.

**Select 3 semester hours credit: ART 111, HUM 115, MUS 110, REL 110, REL 211, REL 212.
CHM 130 must be taken at Halifax Community College before or after applying to the program. Delete

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