Office of First Year Programs
University Program Descriptions
General Education Requirements
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
University Writing Requirement
444 First Year Inquiry Courses
The School of Health and Human Services offers undergraduate instruction leading to the bachelor of science degree in the following areas:
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Nursing |
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Family Studies |
Occupational Therapy |
Health Management and Policy |
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Kinesiology
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Recreation Management and Policy
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The School of Health and Human Services also offers a bachelor of arts degree in:
Social Work
Each program has been designed to enable students to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to practice their chosen professions and at the same time obtain a broad cultural background in the humanities and social sciences. Students may also combine a major with the dual major in international affairs. Consult an IA adviser at Orientation.
Recommended first-semester courses for each of the School of Health and Human Services programs are listed below. Notice that, in most cases, one or two general education requirements (gen eds) are included. Since the availability of English 401 is limited to half the first-year class first semester, make sure that you have chosen alternative gen eds. Review the current Undergraduate Catalog at www.undergradcat.unh.edu and the general education and writing requirements at www.undergradcat.unh.edu/webreq.html, and choose four courses in which you are interested. List these four courses, along with the recommended courses for your major, on the worksheet on the next page. Your choice of gen eds will be made from this list at Orientation in consultation with an academic adviser.
A normal course load is 16 credits, usually consisting of four 4-credit courses. First-year students should take courses numbered in the 400s and 500s.
You need to print out your SHHS worksheet prior to attending June Orientation.
Taking French or Spanish? You must complete an online placement test before your June orientation: Go to the French and Spanish Placement Test Site
Use the scrolling window to select University of New Hampshire (unh)
Password: wildcats1 (all lower case)
Your advisor will have your test result at June orientation
Communication |
Kinesiology (by option) |
Nursing |
Social Work |
† Students interested in careers in medicine or dentistry should consult with the Premedical/Prehealth Care Professional Advising Office (102 Hood House) early in the first semester. No course prerequisite to medical or dental school should be taken pass/fail.
‡ Selected in consultation with academic adviser at Orientation/Registration