Dental Assisting: Admissions
Dental
Assisting applicants may apply directly to SHRP
Office of Enrollment Services for Admission
to the Program. The application deadline is
August 1, annually. Applications must be submitted to one of the affilate Schools of choice.
The following courses must be completed
with a grade of C or above by the start of the
dental profession phase of the Program, in January:
A&P 1 (4 credits with lab) must be completed by January.
English I, (3 credits), Psychology I (3 credits)
must be completed by graduation.
A high school diploma or its
recognized equivalency with a minimum of a 2.0
cumulative grade-point average (GPA) is required
for admission into the program. Applicants are
rank ordered according to GPA. All basic skills
requirements must have been completed prior
to entry into the program. Those persons who
lack certain basic skills will have to complete
the indicated remedial courses and demonstrate
competence in all basic skills PRIOR to beginning
the Program in January. In addition, scores from the New Jersey College
Basic Skills Placement Test must be forwarded
for review.
Official transcripts must be
submitted to document successful completion
of required coursework. "Candidates must
also take the written pre-qualifying Allied
Health Examination developed by Keystone Professional
Testing, LLC" at the affiliate college.
Keystone testing is required as a part of the admissions process. For information, please contact the affiliate institution.
Students must have access to a Computer
and internet.
There are no restrictions placed on prospective
applicants because of their color, creed, race,
sex, age, marital status, or national origin.
Admission of disabled students is governed by
the University Policy regarding disabled persons.
UMDNJ-SHRP recognizes the value of diversity
and is committed to providing appropriate support
for its student body.
Program Technical Standards
The following standards pertain to particular
cognitive, motor, and behavioral and social
skills that are associated with the educational
process of the allied health program that you
plan to pursue.
A. Attend and participate in didactic and clinical
education and training, on and off campus
B. Participate in patient assessment and evaluation
C. Gather and report data
D. Participate in invasive and non-invasive
procedures
E. Participate in patient education and supportive
care
F. Participate in emergency care
G. Develop medical ethics and understand medical-legal
concepts
H. Work lengthy and irregular hours attending
to patients
I. Develop and exhibit professional ethical
demeanor
J. Participate in co-educational peer physical
examination practicum
K. Perform frequent practical, oral and written
examination and/or demonstration.
For more information, contact:
Office of Admissions - Brookdale Community College:
Ms. Beth Stryker (732) 224-2330 bstryker@brookdale.cc.nj.us
Office of Admissions - Essex County College:
Ms Prisca Anuforo (973) 877-1885 anuford@essex.edu
or (973) 877-3100
Office of Recruitment - Raritan Valley Community
College
(908) 253-6688 or recruitment@raritanval.edu
Applicants for Thomas Edison State College, MUST Apply through
UMDNJ-SHRP, Office of Enrollment Services (973) 972-5454
shrpadm@umdnj.edu
Thomas Edison State College, 1 (888) 442-8372
To Request General Information by email: info@tesc.edu
Office of Admissions - Union CountyCollege:
Counseling: (908) 709-7525 (or) (908) 709-7596
SHRP ADMISSIONS FREQUENTLEY ASKED QUESTIONS:
http://shrp.umdnj.edu/admissions/index.html
For a SHRP Catalog:
http://shrp.umdnj.edu/catalog/
Test of English Foreign Language Examination (TOEFL)
To insure that persons admitted
to the Dental Assisting Program are sufficiently
fluent in the English language to facilitate
learning at the college level, a foreign applicant
must score a minimum of 550 (written) and
79/80 (Internet) on
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
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