Meeting with a BBH Adviser

Pre-major and first-year students whose intended major is Biobehavioral Health or Systems Neuroscience will be advised by a pre-major adviser in the College of Health and Human Development Center for Student Advising and Engagement (CSAE). Your adviser’s information can be found by clicking the Academics tab on LionPath.

If you have difficulty determining who your adviser is or how to schedule an appointment, please call the HHD Student Services Center at call (814) 865-2156.

The most helpful tool to understand your degree requirements is “My Academic Requirements” in LionPath. Students are also encouraged to review their degree on the University Bulletin.

Please use these resources to keep track of the requirements you have met. We suggest putting the grade for completed requirements in ink and requirements in progress or scheduled for the following semester in pencil. Please bring an updated checklist with you to every advising session.

Several sections of the curriculum offer flexibility for students to choose courses in line with their career, graduate school, minor, and/or study abroad goals. Approved course selections are listed on the checklist within the requirement. Possible exceptions to the approved course selections should be discussed with your academic adviser prior to completing the course in question.

Please review this statement from the head of the department regarding coursework that requires grades of C or higher.

If you are exploring a degree in the Department of Biobehavioral Health but are not quite ready to change your major yet, you can meet with a pre-major adviser in the College of Health and Human Development Center for Student Advising and Engagement (CSAE). Appointments can be scheduled by logging into Starfish and in Services, search by the word “development.” then select University Park – College of Health & Human Development Advising. Appointments can be scheduled through Starfish with any adviser in the CSAE.

If you are certain about changing your major, please declare your major in LionPath through Update Academics. Once in the new major, you will be assigned a department adviser who will continue to work individually with you toward your degree.

As a student at a Commonwealth Campus, you are encouraged to meet with your assigned adviser once each semester. Continue to work with your campus adviser even in planning for your first semester at University Park.