Academic Catalog

Allied Health Sciences (BS)

The Allied Health Sciences major leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. Students may elect to pursue the major with or without a concentration. The major offers a general (Standard) plan and four concentrations in Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Public Health and Health Promotion, and Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety. Please refer to information under the “Required courses by concentration” section for detailed information related to the major and concentrations.

Admission

First-Year students are admitted into the Department of Allied Health Sciences as Allied Health Sciences (AHS) majors (standard plan). Students are advised in the Department of Allied Health Sciences. Following discussions with their advisor, students may remain in the standard plan, may further define their major by petition into a concentration within the Allied Health Sciences major, or may apply to a Professional Program (admission to a concentration within the AHS major or to a professional program is not automatic; refer to respective program admission information).

Students not admitted to the University as Allied Health Sciences majors may apply into this major during the first two weeks of each semester (does not apply to professional program application; see professional program admission information).

Students who apply to the Allied Health Sciences major as a second major for additional degree or double major will be subject to department review and admission decision consistent with the admission requirements.

University readmission applicants who declare the AHS major will be subject to department review and admission decision consistent with the procedure applied to current non-AHS students applying to the major.

Students who apply to the Allied Health Sciences major with admission requirement coursework in transfer must provide the department with an official transcript from the credit-granting institution as part of their application documentation.

Admission to the Allied Health Sciences major is competitive. The following requirements must be met for consideration of admission into the Allied Health Sciences major. Admission requirements must be complete at the time of application to be considered for admission. In progress courses do not fulfill the requirements.

  1. Be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and not on academic notice or eligible for dismissal.
  2. Completion of the following courses (no substitutions):
    1. CHEM 1000-level with lab (transfer chemistry course must be equivalent to a UConn chemistry with lab)
    2. BIOL 1107 Principles of Biology I (preferred) or BIOL 1108 Principles of Biology II; STAT 1000Q Introduction to Statistics I or STAT 1100Q Elementary Concepts of Statistics; or MATH 1060Q Precalculus or higher (math requirement varies with concentration)

Factors considered with application include but are not limited to successful completion of science and math courses, progress through undergrad career, advanced coursework taken, and personal statement.

Students may need additional semesters to complete requirements depending on how coursework meets program requirements and course availability at the time of registration.

Concentrations can be declared at time of application or after admission into the major.

Declaring Concentration

Admission to the Health Sciences, Public Health and Health Promotion, or Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety concentrations within the Allied Health Sciences major requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, academic good standing, and successful completion of one college level (1000 level or higher) course in each of the following: biology, chemistry, and math or statistics as listed in the admission requirements.

Admission into the Healthcare Administration concentration requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher, academic good standing, and successful completion of the following: chemistry and biology as listed in the admission requirements; ARE 1150 Principles of Applied and Resource Economics or ECON 1201 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 1202 Principles of Macroeconomics; and MATH 1070Q Mathematics for Business and Economics or MATH 1131Q Calculus I.

Important Note: Course requirements vary by concentration. Adding, removing, or changing a concentration WILL impact meeting the major requirements. 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 faculty 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.

To satisfy the general education requirements for information literacy competency, Allied Health Sciences majors must meet the University’s entrance expectations. To satisfy the general education requirement for writing in the major, Allied Health Sciences students must pass the writing in the major course as indicated by concentration. To satisfy the Environmental Literacy competency, students may complete the requirement as either a GER, Elective, AH major or Related cognate course.