Declaring HES as a Major

Overview

The Department of Health and Exercise Science follows these University guidelines for declaring a major:

• The majority of students declare their major during the second semester of their sophomore year.
• In order to declare a major at this time, a student must have earned at least 40+ hours of academic credit.
•  A student may declare HES as their major earlier than the second semester of their sophomore year if they have completed at least 55 hours of credit.

Changing to an HES major

If you have already declared a different major, but would like to change to Health and Exercise Science, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Obtain a “Change of Major” form from the Registrar’s Office or on Workday.
2. Take the form to the departmental office of the major you are dropping and ask your adviser to sign it.
3. Bring the “Change of Major” form to Dr. Miller in Worrell Professional Center Room 2158 for his signature.
4. Return the completed “Change of Major” form to the Registrar’s Office.

Dropping HES as a major

If you have declared HES as your major, but would like to change to something else, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Obtain a “Change of Major” form from the Registrar’s Office or on WIN.
2. Take the form to Dr. Miller in Worrell Professional Center Room 2158 to have it signed.
3. Take the completed “Change of Major” form to your new major and ask them for further instructions.

Information for transfer students

If you have transferred to Wake Forest University, have completed 55 hours so that you are able to declare a major, and would like to declare Health and Exercise Science as your major, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Obtain a “Declaration of Major” form from the Registrar’s Office.
2. Bring the completed “Declaration of Major” form to Dr. Miller in Worrell Professional Center Room 2158 for his signature.
3. Miller will assign you an HES adviser.
4. Take the signed “Declaration of Major” form back to the Registrar’s Office.

Additionally, you will need to closely examine the student record of classes to ensure that you will be able to finish all required course work prior to your intended date of graduation.

Adviser assignments

An adviser will be assigned to you once you have officially declared HES as your major. An attempt will be made to match you with an adviser who best fits your interests and the career which you have listed on your application as your career of interest.