Health and Disease Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Students will need to meet the criteria below to be eligible for this major. A student’s catalog term, typically the semester you started at Purdue, will be used to determine the Major Change criteria that applies to you. Students can find their catalog term at the top of their MyPurduePlan below the degree progress bar.

This major change information below is for the catalog term you are currently viewing; see the University Undergraduate Academic Advising Major Change (CODO) website for prior catalog term criteria and FAQs.

Majors

• Health and Disease, BS   (HLDS)

General Requirements

• Minimum Semesters:  1
• Minimum Credits:  12
• Minimum GPA:  2.0

Course Requirements

C- or better in the following:

• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I or
• BIOL 12100 - Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, And Behavior or
• BIOL 13100 - Biology II: Development, Structure, And Function Of Organisms
• Note: BIOL 12100 and BIOL 13100 meet degree requirements.

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• MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I or
• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I or
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I

Other Requirements

• Students are accepted for FALL, SPRING, and SUMMER.
• Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY after a holistic review.  Space is limited.
• Students must be in good academic standing (not on academic probation).

• 2.0 GPA or better in any completed BIOL, CHM, CS, MA, PHYS or STAT course that meets degree requirements. See courses listed under program of interest in the College of Science Department of Biological Sciences  Programs section of the 2021-2022 University Catalog or current students can use the “What if” function in MyPurduePlan.

Advising Website

Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Studies website

Advising Office Location

Lilly Hall 1-123

Advising Next Steps

Meeting with a Biology Academic Advisor is strongly recommended to provide advice and information about the programs and changing majors. Call (765) 494-4747 to schedule an appointment.