Declaring the Public Health Sciences Major

Information for transfer students and those currently enrolled at UMass.

New and Incoming Students

Prospective students may apply as incoming first-year or transfer applicants from another college or university. Admission to the undergraduate program is handled by the University Undergraduate Admissions Office. Please visit their website for application requirements and deadlines.

For Students Currently Enrolled at UMass

Declaring the Public Health Sciences major is a two-step process: 
  1. First, you will participate in the online Major Declaration module in our Public Health Sciences Canvas page and complete the Information Review Survey at the end of that module. Click here to enroll in the Canvas course and begin the Major Declaration module.
  2. Second, submit the PHS Major Declaration form to confirm your intent to enter the Public Health Sciences major!

If you would like to learn more about the Public Health Sciences major but are not ready to declare, you are welcome to stop by our Peer Advising Office in Arnold House 102 for support. 

The Public Health Sciences major at UMass Amherst is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, which is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health, and public health programs outside schools of public health.