Dental Assisting Selective Admission Process
Each applicant must submit the following credentials by April 1 in order to be considered by the committee for fall semester admission of the same year. Admission is based upon a point system that is designed to objectively evaluate applicants. Applicants with the highest total points will be admitted to the program.
Send an email request to Program Coordinator, Mrs. Allison Hopkins to request your Application Packet at allison.hopkins@kctcs.edu
Submit verification of attendance at an Information Session. This is a REQUIREMENT for application. Faculty will sign for proof of verification at the information session. The information sessions are scheduled each month from September to March (December excluded) at 3:30pm CST in the WKCTC Anderson Technical Building Room 238:
- Dates for 2024-2025:
September 18, 2024
October 16, 2024
November 13, 2024
January 15, 2025
February 12, 2025
March 12, 2025
If you are unable to physically attend one of the REQUIRED scheduled information sessions,
please contact:
Allison Hopkins
At (270) 534-3382 or allison.hopkins@kctcs.edu
Number of students accepted: 12
Verification of attendance at a information session must be on file. Information sessions are offered the 3rd Wednesday of each month from September to March (excluding December). If you are unable to attend a information session, you may contact the program coordinator to schedule a conference.
Admission to the program is accomplished through a selective admissions points process. The Admissions Committee determines academic eligibility and ranks the applicants based on the criteria.
| ACT Scores | Points |
|---|---|
| 30 | 30 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 19 | 19 |
Cumulative GPA in 10 or more college credit hours of all postsecondary education from an accredited institution with a 2.0 or higher
| GPA | Points |
|---|---|
| 2.0-2.24* | 5 |
| 2.25-2.49 | 9 |
| 2.50-2.74 | 13 |
| 2.75-2.99 | 17 |
| 3.0-3.24 | 24 |
| 3.25-3.49 | 32 |
| 3.50-3.74 | 40 |
| 3.75-4.0 | 48 |
*Students with less than a 2.0 GPA cannot be admitted into the program
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A | 5 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 1 |
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A | 5 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 1 |
*For BIO 137 and BIO 139 path, points will only be awarded if both classes are complete prior to application deadline.
1 Point will be awarded to applicants who are residents of KY or WKCTC's service area.
- Pre-requisite courses (with a grade of C or better): BIO 135 Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (recommended) OR BIO 137 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 139 Anatomy and Physiology II
- Proof of digital literacy as defined by the following link: https://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/education-training/digital-literacy/
- General Education Requirement: One course from Written/Oral Communications/Humanities, or Heritage
- You must attend an information session.
Only final course grades in classes completed by the April 1 deadline will be used in calculating selective admission points. It is possible to be accepted to the program without completion of the pre-requisite courses listed above; however, admittance to first-semester dental courses would be contingent on completion of pre-requisite requirements prior to the first day of dental assisting courses.
