School of Health Care Professions

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Heal and educate with therapeutic care

Make a life-changing impact in the rehabilitation and overall wellbeing of your patients.

Excel in clinical settings with hands-on training opportunities.

Graduate degrees

Our accredited programs are guided by faculty who have extensive backgrounds in clinical and academic settings.

Athletic training student checking balance and flexibility on another student.
Master's
Athletic training (MAT)
Become a certified athletic trainer.
Trainers helping football player walk off the field during game.
Master's
Athletic training (MSAT)
Take this program if you're already a certified athletic trainer. Advance your skills, knowledge and prime yourself for greater roles.
An audiology professor and student give a hearing examination to a client.
Doctorate
Audiology (AuD)
Become an audiologist. Lead people to better hearing, balance and auditory processing.
Dr. Michelle Jackson assists an occupational therapy student during a biomechanics lab.
Master's
Occupational therapy (MOT)
Become a licensed occupational therapist. Earn your degree sooner and help patients directly.
Two occupational therapy students and another adult watch as a child swings on a sensory disk swing.
Doctorate
Occupational therapy, entry-level doctorate (EL-OTD)
Become a licensed occupational therapist with this advanced degree. Have the credentials to move into non-clinical roles later on.
An occupational therapist playing catch with a child during a therapy session.
Doctorate
Occupational therapy, postprofessional doctorate (PP-OTD)
Take this program if you’re already a licensed occupational therapist. Advance into leadership, teaching and more.
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Doctorate
Physical therapy (DPT)
Have a direct impact on helping people live and function at their full potential.
A physician assistant student checks the pulse of another student during a patient simulation activity.
Master's
Physician assistant studies (MS)
Gain clinical experience, learn in state-of-the-art facilities and develop the necessary skills for a rewarding career as a physician assistant.
A speech-language pathology student talks to an adult patient during a therapy session.
Master's
Speech-language pathology (MS)
Become a speech-language pathologist (SLP) – an expert on communication disorders.

Graduate certificates

Don’t need a traditional graduate degree? Certificates can update your skill set and increase your career options in less time.

Certificate
Musculoskeletal - lower extremity
Treat patients who have pain in their hips, legs and feet.
Certificate
Musculoskeletal – spine
Earn industry certification in spine care.
Certificate
Musculoskeletal – upper extremity
Become certified in shoulder, elbow and hand care.
Certificate
Preparation for graduate study in speech-language pathology
Did you graduate with a different major than communication sciences, and now want to become an SLP? Start here.
Certificate
Speech-language pathology assistant
Be the star helper to licensed SLPs.

Undergraduate degrees and minors

Explore communication processes and disorders across the lifespan.

The CSD major is your starting point toward careers and graduate programs in speech-language pathology and audiology.

A speech-language student does a therapy session with a young child in a play area.
Major
Communication sciences and disorders (BS)
Help people overcome communication hurdles.

Already have a major? Try the CSD minor

Research facility

RSTATS Institute

Need support for your research? Receive guidance from faculty and get resources to assist your scientific testing and reporting.
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