Dental assistants receive a few extra points used in admission consideration. Normal tuition to SIUC applies to the Dental Hygiene program. Additional expenses for equipment, uniforms and fees also apply. See Costs Page for more information. Men are encouraged to apply.
Selection is competitive.
Each class has only 36 spaces to fill. We receive more applications than spaces. You can increase your chances of admission by having high math and science scores, in both high school and college. If you are denied admission as a freshman, taking the required prerequisites and doing well in them will increase your prospects for admission as a sophomore. The remaining 26 students will then enter as sophomores to fill the rest of the class.