Majors & Degrees

Undergraduate Focus Areas

Not ready to choose a major? At VSU, you can explore your interests by selecting one of our focus areas, designed to lead you into a range of related majors.

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College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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College of Nursing and Health Sciences

ASSOCIATE, MINORS, TRADITIONAL, HYBRID

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  • Dental Hygiene

    A.A.S.

    Dental hygienists are licensed professionals who work in dental offices. Dental hygienists focus on several areas of oral care, including cleaning teeth, conducting screening procedures for a variety of dental conditions, taking and developing dental x-rays, making impressions of patients’ teeth, educating patients about good oral health and more. The dental hygiene program at Valdosta State University trains students to be professional dental hygienists and leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree.