How to Declare (Application and Declaration Process):
1. WWU students with at least 75 credits completed and a GPA of at least 2.5 may apply to enter one of the five specializations in the Kinesiology major:
- Applications from one student to multiple Kinesiology specializations are not permitted.
- At the time of application the 75 or more credits must be recorded in the student’s WWU academic history (WWU transcript) and/or in the student’s WWU transfer equivalency report.
- If the student has attended more than one institution then the student’s GPA for purposes of application to the Kinesiology major is calculated as a weighted average of the GPAs obtained at each of the schools attended. (Advanced placement classes are not included in the calculation; running start classes recorded on a community college transcript are included.)
- Admission to each specialization will be determined on a space available basis after ranking candidates by GPA, from high to low. GPA admission averages for each specialization will be calculated each year based on the most current data and included in advising material that students can obtain from the Health and Human Development Department or the Kinesiology program website at wwu.edu/hhd/kinesiology.
- The application to the Kinesiology major is submitted via a link on the Kinesiology program website at wwu.edu/hhd/kinesiology.
- Deadlines for the application each year are as follows:
- Second Friday of classes in fall quarter, for the students entering the major in the subsequent winter quarter.
- Second Friday of classes in winter quarter, for the students entering the major in the subsequent spring quarter.
- Second Friday of classes in spring quarter, for the students entering the major in the subsequent fall quarter.
- Transfer students attending a summer transitions program will not be able to apply to the major during the summer transitions program. Transfer students will apply in the fall, winter, or spring quarters according to the deadlines for application.
2. Student applicants are notified of the outcome of their application the soonest possible after the application deadline, well in advance of the registration phase I for the subsequent quarter.
3. Students admitted to the major are assigned to a program academic advisor and are required to meet with the advisor to make a plan of study. Conversion to major status will not be completed without a meeting with a program academic advisor.
4. If a student is denied entry into a Kinesiology major specialization, the student may apply again the next quarter to the same specialization. For example, if a student is not selected in the spring for fall quarter admission to the Pre Health Care Specialization, the student can apply again in the fall to the same Kinesiology Pre-Health Care Specialization.
5. If a student is denied entry into the Kinesiology major, the student may apply again to a different specialization after a delay of one quarter. For example, if a student is not selected in the spring for fall quarter admission to the Pre-Health Care Specialization, the student can apply in the winter to a different Kinesiology specialization. The one-quarter delay is designed to dissuade students from applying to specializations not focused in their area of interest.
6. Once admitted to a specialization, a student wishing to change to a different specialization must apply for admission to the new specialization following the deadlines for application, and can do so while continuing in the present specialization.
Grade Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.