, ▁Mathemat ics , ▁and ▁Physics ), ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁( D ental ▁H yg iene , ▁N urs ing , ▁Medical ▁Labor atory ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁Spe ech ▁Path ology ▁and ▁A udi ology ), ▁Psych ology , ▁and ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁than ▁ 9 9 % ▁of ▁College ▁of ▁Science ▁students ▁applying ▁for ▁post - grad uate ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁accepted ▁into ▁their ▁program ▁of ▁choice . ▁Nation ally ▁acc red ited ▁programs ▁include ▁D ental ▁H yg iene , ▁N urs ing , ▁Medical ▁Labor atory ▁Sciences , ▁Spe ech ▁Path ology ▁and ▁A udi ology ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁M . S . ▁in ▁Phys ician ▁Studies * ▁– ▁prov is ional ▁acc red itation . ▁ ▁D ental ▁h yg iene ▁West ▁Liber ty ▁University ▁offers ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁compreh ensive ▁dent al ▁h yg iene ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁offer ▁such ▁a ▁program . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁D ental ▁Association ▁Commission ▁of ▁D ental ▁Acc red itation . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁its ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Since ▁then ▁about ▁ 2 , 3 4 5 ▁students ▁have ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁dent al ▁h yg iene ▁students ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁en roll ▁for ▁a ▁professional ▁program ▁ending ▁with ▁an ▁Associ ate