The Joint
Admission Dental Hygiene Program is an entry-level dental hygiene
program. Students applying to this program will be admitted concurrently to both
the University and the Community College of Rhode Island
(CCRI). Admission to
this program is competitive and will include the same review process as is used
for any applicant to URI and CCRI.
The Joint Admission Dental Hygiene Program (JDHP) consists of a 1 + 2 + 1 course of
study in collaboration with CCRI. The first year of study takes place at URI
where prerequisite courses for admission to the dental hygiene program at CCRI
and general education courses are taken. Upon admission to the program, a place
is reserved for each student for the two middle years in the CCRI clinical
program. To qualify for the reserved place, the student must meet the
requirements of the joint program, as well as the clinical program admission
requirements.
Should the student fail to meet these requirements, the student will not
continue to the clinical program. Subsequently, if the student eventually meets
the admission requirements, admission to the clinical program will be on a space
available basis.
Upon successful completion of the clinical phase of study, the student is
awarded an Associate in Science Degree in dental hygiene. The student returns to
the University for the senior year to complete requirements for the Bachelor of
Science degree. The final year may be done on a full or part-time basis.
Joint Admission Dental Hygiene Program students, whether full or part-time, are
considered URI students until their bachelor degree requirements are completed.
While at URI (years 1 & 4), tuition, financial aid, student fees,
and/or residence hall and dining contracts are the same as for any URI student,
resident or commuter.
During the two CCRI clinical years (years 2 & 3), the student is
considered an Off-Campus Study student and will be charged an Off-Campus
Study fee by URI. If applicable, residence hall and dining contracts will be
assessed the same as for any URI student, resident or commuter. CCRI will assess
the tuition and fees for the two clinical years on either a resident,
non-resident or regional basis. Financial Aid is adjusted each year according to
need through the University Financial Aid Office. More information is available
by contacting the URI Dental Hygiene program and the URI Bursar’s office.
