Upper Division Pre-Placement Dental Hygiene

The upper division pre-placement program (UPP) admits up to 10 high-achieving students. UPP students who have complied with the program requirements will not have to apply for competitive admission to the upper division of the dental hygiene program.  Five spaces are reserved for high school seniors who will be first-time freshmen at the University of Louisville in the fall semester.  Five spaces are reserved for freshmen students who have successfully completed the first semester of full-time course work and meet the GPA requirement.

Upper Division Applicants must:

• Have been admitted to the UofL lower-division dental hygiene program
• Have an ACT of 25 or higher
• Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submit a letter of recommendation from high school guidance counselor*
• Accept a start date to begin upper-division courses for a specific semester
• Submit an essay of 500 words or less describing an interest in a career in dental hygiene
• Submit documentation of 12 hours of observation of dental/dental hygiene practice
  

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each semester of enrollment in the lower division
  

Submit all supplemental application materials to:
Scholarships/Guaranteed Early Admissions
Office of Admissions
Dept. AO
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292