Department of Allied Health Sciences

If you're a current AHS major and would like to petition to an optional concentration in Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Public Health and Health Promotion, or Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety, you must first meet the following criteria:

• Good academic standing with a GPA of 2.0 or higher (i.e. not on probation or eligible for dismissal)
• Career goals consistent with the the goals of the concentration
• Prerequisite Math & Science courses (no grades lower than a C, no substitutions):
  • CHEM 1122, CHEM 1124Q, or CHEM 1127Q
  • BIOL 1107 (preferred) or BIOL 1108
  • MATH 1060Q or higher - OR - STAT 1000Q (math requirement varies with concentration so please check before completing)
• Specific requirements for the Concentration in Healthcare Administration:
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • CHEM 1122, CHEM 1124Q or CHEM 1127Q
  • BIOL 1107 (preferred) or BIOL 1108
  • ECON 1201 or ECON 1202
  • MATH 1070Q, MATH 1071Q, or MATH 1131Q

Important Note about Major Requirements

Course requirements vary by concentration. Adding, removing, or changing a concentration will impact meeting the major requirements. For example, not all AH-coded courses can be used to satisfy all plans. Students bear the responsibility to ensure courses taken to meet the major requirements are consistent with courses listed on the approved list for the declared plan. Students are advised to take this into consideration when considering a concentration change. Students are advised to meet with their academic advisor in a timely manner (i.e., by junior year) to determine appropriateness of making concentration changes and how doing so may impact major course completion and requirements for graduation. Do not assume substitutions can or will be made.

Petition Instructions

Deadline: rolling

Submission: Please submit your petition materials by email to your advisor.

In addition to the Allied Health Sciences major, the Department of Allied Health Sciences offers undergraduate professional program majors in Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, Dietetics, and Medical Laboratory Sciences. If you're interested in applying to these programs, you will do so in February of your sophomore year to begin in the fall of your junior year. Each program has its own admissions criteria and major requirements and requires a competitive supplemental application process. Please review information on your specific program of interest and discuss any questions with your advisor and/or the appropriate program director. If you are an incoming student, we recommend that you declare an Allied Health Sciences major so that you can be assigned to one of our academic advisors who will help you prepare to apply into one of the professional programs at the appropriate time.

Use of Pass/Fail courses for admission to the Allied Health Sciences Major

This memo is to clarify the use of P/F courses for admission to and meeting major requirements for the Allied Health Sciences major. While the Registrar has determined that students can (at their discretion) convert courses to a P/F option, the Allied Health Sciences major cautions applicants in doing so. Students bear the responsibility for electing to do so.

University policy:

• Courses taken in spring 2020 that are P/F graded may count toward university and major requirements.
• Courses taken in summer or fall 2020 that are P/F graded cannot count toward university and major requirements.

Application to the AHS major: In accordance with university policy, the Allied Health Sciences major has defined the use of P/F courses for purposes of admission as indicated below.

• Spring 2020: Both letter graded and P/F graded admission requirements (BIOL, CHEM, and MATH or STAT) will meet application criteria.
• Summer and Fall 2020: Only letter graded admission requirements (BIOL, CHEM, and MATH or STAT) will meet application criteria. Admission requirements placed on P/F from summer/fall 2020 cannot be used to meet admission requirements as they cannot be used to meet major requirements.
• As always, applications will be considered in total and other components will continue to factor into admission decisions.
• The deadline for application will not change.

If you're entering UConn as a freshman, you may be admitted directly as an Allied Health Sciences major if you meet UConn's admission requirements and are accepted through the University admissions process.

How it works:

• You'll be assigned an academic advisor within the Department and will work with your advisor to plan your course schedule.
• After you're admitted, you can remain in AHS under the Standard Plan or apply to one of four concentration areas.
• You can also plan to apply to Dietetics, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, or Medical Laboratory Sciences for your junior and senior years through the supplemental admissions process for our professional programs.

Remember that admission to a particular concentration or one of the professional programs is not automatic. Please refer to specific program/concentration information for requirements and discuss with your academic advisor.

If you're transferring to UConn from another institution, you may be admitted directly as an Allied Health Sciences major if you meet UConn's transfer admissions requirements and are accepted through the University admissions process.

How it works:

• You'll be assigned an academic advisor within the Department and will work with your advisor to plan your course schedule.
• After you're admitted, you can remain in AHS under the Standard Plan or apply to one of four concentration areas.*
• You can also plan to apply to Dietetics, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, or Medical Laboratory Sciences for your junior and senior years through the supplemental admissions process for our professional programs.*

*Admission to a particular concentration or one of the professional programs is not automatic. Please refer to specific program/concentration information for requirements and discuss with your academic advisor.

Note: Once admitted to the major, you may require additional semesters to complete the program depending on how your completed coursework fulfills program requirements and/or the availability of courses at the time of admission.

Yes! All incoming freshmen and transfer students are required to attend an orientation program which include both general university sessions and CAHNR/AHS Major-specific sessions. Learn more about Orientation.

If you're seeking re-admission to UConn, you must meet the University's re-admission requirements and be approved by the Dean of Students Office. You'll be evaluated according to the requirements for continuing students (see below), and re-admission to the AHS major is not guaranteed. If you don't meet AHS major requirements at the time of your re-admission, you can be re-admitted to UConn under another major at the discretion of the Dean of Students Office and then apply to the AHS major following the same process as a continuing student.

Following successful re-admission, you'll be assigned an academic advisor within the Department and will work with your advisor to plan your course schedule.  If you are admitted under the Standard Plan, you'll have the option to declare a concentration. You can also plan to apply to Dietetics, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, or Medical Laboratory Sciences for your junior and senior years through the supplemental admissions process for our professional programs. Admission to a particular concentration or one of the professional programs is not automatic. Please refer to specific program/concentration information for requirements and discuss with your academic advisor.

Note: Once admitted to the major, you may require additional semesters to complete the program depending on how your completed coursework fulfills program requirements and/or the availability of courses at the time of admission.

Admission Criteria

Note: All requirements must be complete at the time of application.

General Admission Notes:

• AH 1100 is recommended as preparation for admission but must be completed within one year following your admission to the AHS major
• Advanced coursework completed (e.g. science courses 2000-level or above) will be reviewed as part of the application evaluation process, but will not be factored into your math/science GPA.
• Courses with grades lower than a "C" may be cause for denial of your application.
• Depending on when you are admitted into the major, you may require additional semesters to complete requirements depending on 1) how your coursework meets program requirements and 2) course availability at the time of registration.

Admissions Requirements:

• You must be in good standing with a GPA of 2.0 or higher (i.e. not on academic probation or eligible for dismissal)
• Prerequisite Math & Science courses (no grades less than a C, no substitutions):
  • CHEM 1122, CHEM 1124Q or CHEM 1127Q
  • BIOL 1107 (preferred) or BIOL 1108
  • MATH 1060Q or higher - OR - STAT 1000Q or STAT 1100Q (math requirement varies with concentration so please check before completing)
• Specific requirements for the Concentration in Healthcare Administration:
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • CHEM 1122, CHEM 1124Q or CHEM 1127Q
  • BIOL 1107 (preferred) or BIOL 1108
  • ECON 1201 or ECON 1202
  • MATH 1070Q, MATH 1071Q, or MATH 1131Q

All application materials become the confidential property of the Department of Allied Health Sciences and cannot be forwarded to others or returned to you after submission. Please keep copies of application materials for your own records as needed/where possible.