Dental Assisting Program

Fall 2007 Program Prerequisites

Prerequisite Requirement	Criteria for Fulfilling Requirement
BI060 Basic Science for Dental Assistants	BI060 Basic Science for Dental Assistants taken within the past 5 years; OR BI071 and BI072 with a C grade or higher taken within the past 5 years; OR BI231 and BI232 with a C grade or higher
CS101 Introduction to Microcomputers	CS101 completed with a C grade or higher taken within the past 5 years; OR CA118A, B1, and C1 completed with a C grade or higher taken within the past 5 years; OR Successful completion of CS101 challenge exam taken within the past 5 years; OR Comparable college level computer science or computer applications course, 3 or more credits, with word processing, spreadsheet, and data base. No high school coursework or other non-college level training will be accepted.
MTH060 Introductory Algebra	MTH060 or higher with a C grade or higher
PSY101 Psychology of Human Relations (or higher)	PSY101 or higher with a C grade or higher; OR Comparable college transfer course from another institution with a C grade or higher
RD115 Academic Thinking and Reading	RD115 or higher with a C grade or higher; OR Placement test score for RD120 or higher
SP111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or higher)	SP111 or higher with a C grade or higher; OR Comparable college transfer course from another institution with a C grade or higher
SSP112 Strategic Studying	Required if placement test score for reading is below RD120
WR121 English Composition – Exposition (or higher)	WR121 or higher with a C grade or higher

Please note: Chemeketa Community College reserves the right to modify the criteria and process for admission to the Dental Assisting program on an annual basis.

Updated October 2006 by the College Advancement Department.