The Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, offered by the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, is designed to train students to become licensed health-care professionals who work alongside dentists and provide oral health care services to their patients. Indiana University Southeast students can complete the majority of the prerequisites* of the Lower Division undergraduate education requirements for the dental hygiene program at the IU Southeast campus, and then apply to the Upper Division portion at the University of Louisville. Applicants who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 and have completed or will have completed all prerequisites by the fall admission date may apply for admission to the Upper Division. Students should be advised that admission to the program is highly competitive, and meeting these criteria does not guarantee admission.

* Human Nutrition is a required, lower division prerequisite course that is not offered on the IU Southeast campus.  See your academic advisor for recommendations on completing this course.