How to Change/Declare your major to Health Sciences:
The Health Sciences (HSCI) Department includes the following major options:
- B.S. Health Administration
- B.S. Public Health
- B.S. Radiological Sciences
Please visit our department website to learn more about each option. https://www.csun.edu/health-human-development/health-sciences
All three options are impacted which means that there are additional requirements to change or declare your major to Health Sciences. https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/transfer-impaction
Transfer Students: Per the Impaction Policy, students admitted to CSUN as Transfer students may not change their major to any of the eleven impacted majors at CSUN including Health Sciences.
Freshman Students: Students admitted to CSUN as freshmen must meet these three additional criteria:
- 45 units completed
- All Basic Skills Completed with a grade of “C-” or better – Writing, Math, Critical Thinking and Oral Communication
- 2.2 gpa for CSUN and Total
Students that meet the Impaction criteria must complete a two-step process:
- STEP 1: Change your major on your CSUN student portal by following these steps https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/change-major-minor
- STEP 2: Fill out a Change of Major form and submit it to the HSCI Department in JD2500 or bring it to your advisement appointment with a faculty advisor or HSCI General Advisor.
To Health Administration:
Change your major online through your CSUN portal. https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/change-major-minor
- Obtain and fill out a Change of Major form either in our Department Office (JD 2500) or online at http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/chngmajor.pdf
- If you have not already met with an advisor, meet with a Health Administration faculty advisor or the HSCI General Advisor (call 818-677-4081, ask who your advisor would be if you changed your major to Health Administration).
To Public Health:
- Change your major online through your CSUN portal. https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/change-major-minor
- Obtain and fill out a Change of Major form either in our Department Office (JD 2500) or online at http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/chngmajor.pdf
- If you have not already met with an advisor, meet with a Public Health faculty advisor or the HSCI General Advisor (call 818-677-4081, ask who your advisor would be if you changed your major to Public Health).
To Radiologic Sciences:
- Change your major online through your CSUN portal. https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/change-major-minor
- Obtain and fill out a Change of Major form either in our Department Office (JD 2500) or online at http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/chngmajor.pdf
- If you have not already met with an advisor, meet with a Radiological Sciences faculty or the HSCI General Advisor You must read the RS Information Packet before meeting with a faculty advisor https://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/BSRS%20Information%20Packet%208-6-2019.pdf
Updated 02/10/2020