Complete each step below in order to apply to the Dental Hygiene program.

Complete online Fresno City College application.

All applicants to the Dental Hygiene program must apply for admission to Fresno City College to obtain a SCCCD Student ID number prior to applying to the program.  When applying you will be asked to declare a major, please select Pre-Allied Health.  Once accepted into the program your major will be changed to Dental Hygiene. 

Application Requirements:

• Complete of all ten (10) prerequisite courses
• A combined GPA of the ten prerequisite courses at 2.75 or above
• All general education must be complete at the time of application
• Completion of 60 transferable semester units

Program Prerequisite Courses

1. BIOL 20 - Human Anatomy OR BIOL 21A - Human Anatomy & Physiology I* 
2. BIOL 22 - Human Physiology OR BIOL 21B-Human Anatomy & Physiology II*
3. CHEM 3A - Introductory General Chemistry or college equivalent
4. CHEM 3B - Introductory Organic & Biological Chemistry
5. BIOL 31 - Microbiology 
6. ENGL C1000 - Academic Reading and Writing
7. STAT C1000 - Introduction to Statistics or transfer level math course
8. PSYC C1000 - Introduction to Psychology
9. SOC 1A - Introduction to Sociology
10. COMM C1000 - Introduction to Public Speaking or COMM 2 - Interpersonal Communication

*The anatomy and physiology sequence must be completed as listed in the course catalog. (i.e BIOL 20 and BIOL 22 or BIOL 21A and BIOL 21B).

• Prerequisite courses must be complete at time of application with a letter grade of "C" or better. "Pass" or "Credit" grades will only be accepted if completed prior to 2024. Science courses with in-person or online labs are acceptable. FCC BIOL 24 will not fulfill any of the science prerequisite requirements. 
• Advanced Placement (AP) courses: Only AP English and AP Math may be used to meet the prerequisite requirements for this program.  AP courses for other prerequisites will not be accepted.

GPA of 2.75 or above

The 2.75 GPA requirement will be calculated based on the ten prerequisite courses only.

Completion of General Education Requirements 

All general education for the FCC local associates degree must be complete at the time of application. The GE requirement may also be met by completing the Cal-GETC (the CSU or IGETC GE pattern will be accepted, if completed). If you have questions about which GE pattern you are eligible to complete, please meet with a counselor to review.

A conferred associate degree for transfer (AA-T or AS-T) or a conferred bachelor's degree from a institutionally accredited institution will fulfill this requirement.

Applicants with courses from outside State Center Community College District

Applicants who would like to use prerequisite or general education courses completed from outside of SCCCD should meet with a Fresno City College Counselor.  The counselor will assist in determining whether the Course Substitution Petition process needs to be completed.  This process should be completed before applying to the Registered Nursing Programs or any Allied Health Program.  Students with courses from a California public community college or university may use the following links to determine equivalency of courses from outside institutions with Fresno City College:

C-ID

ASSIST

If a course substitution petition is needed, courses must be evaluated by each department for possible approval.  The required documents to initiate the review of a course are a copy of the official transcript and the course syllabus.  This is a lengthy process and must be done at least 2-3 months prior to submitting an application.  All approved FCC course substitutions must be submitted with application.

The Dental Hygiene Program Application must be completed and submitted during the application period.  The upcoming application period is January 14-February 11, 2026.

A complete application must contain the following:

1. Online Dental Hygiene Program Application. Please list all colleges attended on the application including Fresno City College and all affiliated campuses.  Failure to list all colleges previously attended may result in your application being denied. If you submitted an application during a previous application period you must complete and submit a new application in order to be considered in the next lottery.

2. Submit one (1) official college/university transcript from each school attended outside of SCCCD.  If you have attended Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, or Madera Community College you do not need to submit transcripts from those institutions. All prerequisite coursework must be complete at the time of application and grades must be posted on the transcripts. If you have previously submitted an external transcript to FCC Admissions & Records and have not taken any new courses at the institution, you do not need to resubmit the transcript.  

Transcripts

Transcripts can be submitted one of two ways:

1. E-Transcripts can be sent by the institution, not the student to transcripts@fresnocitycollege.edu

OR

2. Sealed official transcripts can be mailed by the institution or the student to the following address:

Fresno City College
ATT: Admissions & Records (ATT: Transcripts)
1101 E. University Ave
Fresno, CA 93741

If applicable to the applicant, submit the following documents by uploading them to the online Program Application:

• Veteran or a spouse of a veteran requesting veteran preference requires submission of a copy of the DD214 from.

• Course Substitutions - Include a copy of approved Course Substitution(s) for prerequisite and General Education courses.

• AP Credit - College Board Results

Application Q&A

Drop-In Q&A sessions are available to answer questions about how to complete the application Please read all information in Steps 2-4 to review your application for completeness. 

Application Q&A will be available virtually on the following days and times via Starfish. After logging in you will be added to a list and receive a phone call from a counselor before the Q&A time ends. Click on the link below during designated dates/times to add yourself to the waitlist:

Available January 13 - February 11, 2026

Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursdays 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

1. After submitting the Dental Hygiene Application a confirmation email will be sent to the email address inputted in the application.  You may need to check your junk folder if you don't see it in the Inbox.
2. Notifications will be emailed to all accepted and alternate applicants.
3. If you are accepted into the program a response is required to confirm your acceptance. If a response is not received by the deadline then your placement will be forfeited and your file closed.
4. If you are not accepted then you do not need to respond.
5. Check "Important Dates to Follow" for response deadlines.
6. All communication from the Dental Hygiene Program will be sent to the email address provided on the application.

Upon selection into the Dental Hygiene Program students must confirm acceptance to participate in the program and must attend a mandatory program orientation.  Information about the orientation will be provided at the time of selection.  Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of program placement.

Upon admission to the program, all immunizations, health exams, CPR requirements, transportation verification, consents, etc. must be met prior to beginning the Dental Hygiene program.