College of Health and Human Services

The purpose of the School of Human Service Professions is to provide academic programs devoted to educating undergraduate and graduate students for professions that have as their primary focus the provision of human services. The school consists of the following academic units: the Center for Education, the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, the Center for Social Work Education, the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, the Institute for Occupational Therapy Education, and the Institute for Physical Therapy Education.

Mission Statement

The School of Human Service Professions aspires to prepare individuals to become innovative scholars-practitioners-citizens. The disciplines of the school use dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, and community involvement in order to foster leadership, ethical and professional decision-making, interdisciplinary dialogue, a competent responsiveness to the needs of a culturally diverse community, and a commitment to the value of lifelong learning.

Center for Education

The Center for Education offers both undergraduate and graduate courses of study. For information about undergraduate teacher preparation programs, see the Education in the Undergraduate Catalog. For graduate courses of study and supervised experiences leading to the master of education degree (MEd) and the doctor of education degree (EdD), consult the Education section in the Graduate Catalog.

Center for Social Work Education

The Center for Social Work Education offers both undergraduate and graduate courses of study. For information about the undergraduate bachelor of social work program (BSW), see Social Work in the Undergraduate Catalog. For graduate scourses of study and supervised experiences leading to the degree master of social work (MSW) and the degree of doctor of philosophy in social work (PhD), consult Social Work Education in the Graduate Catalog.

Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology

The Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology offers a graduate course of study and supervised experiences leading to the degree of doctor of psychology (PsyD). For information, consult Clinical Psychology in the Graduate Catalog.

Center for Human Sexuality Studies

The Center for Human Sexuality Studies offers graduate courses of study and supervised experiences leading to the degree of master of education in human sexuality studies (MEd) and the degree of doctor of philosophy in human sexuality studies (PhD). For information, consult Human Sexuality Studies in the Graduate Catalog.

Institute for Occupational Therapy Education

The Institute for Occupational Therapy Education offers a graduate course of study and supervised experiences leading to the degree of doctor of occupational therapy (OTD). For information, consult Occupational Therapy Education in the Graduate Catalog.

Institute for Physical Therapy Education

The Institute for Physical Therapy Education offers a graduate course of study and supervised experiences leading to the degree of doctor of physical therapy (DPT). For information, consult Physical Therapy Education in the Graduate Catalog.