College of Applied Health Sciences

Requirements

Policies and Procedures for students considering a transfer into Community Health:

Prospective students will be asked to complete a brief application which will include a 500-700 word personal essay and a resume.
First-year students are required to spend two semesters in the academic program to which they were admitted before changing majors. Transfer students admitted to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign must spend one semester in the academic program to which they were admitted before changing majors.
A 2.8/4.0 cumulative University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign GPA is recommended. Academic performance in Community Health courses is also evaluated as well as the statement and resume.  Prospective students are encouraged to explore CHLH 100/HK 110, CHLH 101/HK 111, CHLH 210/HK 305, CHLH 250/HK 206, or CHLH 304/HK 300.
Leadership, volunteer, or professional experiences which relate to the major are strongly considered when reviewing applications.
Students are strongly encouraged to complete their non-primary language requirement (at least three years in high school or the equivalent of three college semesters of the same language)

Application Deadlines

More information, including application deadlines, is available on the AHS ICT website.  For more information about our program, please visit the Community Health page.