Students entering the School of Health and Environment are advised to declare a major at the time of admission. Students interested in the health professions but who are unsure of a specific major, or, students who meet the School admissions standards but do not meet the admissions requirement for a specific major, may be admitted to the School as “undeclared” health students. Undeclared health students follow the same general course of study as declared majors during their freshmen year and sophomore first semester.
By university rules, all students must declare a major once they have earned 60 credits. Transfer students wishing to enter the exercise physiology major, who are not initially eligible to transfer directly into exercise physiology, can stay in undeclared status for two semesters regardless of the number of credits they have accumulated. Exercise Physiology, Community Health Education and Clinical Laboratory Sciences all have required courses in the major in the second semester sophomore year. Students must be declared in the major to take departmental major courses. All qualifying undeclared health students can select a major in the School; however, selection of a specific major may be restricted due to non-availability of spaces in a particular program. Whenever students make a declaration of major, they are required to first obtain approval from the department Chairperson and then file an official notification with the Office of Enrollment Services.
Students desiring to change their professional program within the School of Health and Environment must secure the approval of the chairperson of the appropriate department. Students transferring to another major outside the School must apply for intercollegiate transfer. All changes of program require official notification of the Office of the Enrollment Services. Students who change their programs within the School after the first year should expect possible additional course work beyond the minimum degree requirements and extension of the normal four-year period of study.
