College Administrative Offices | Office | Telephone | |
Dean of the College | Don Taylor | HSS 204 | 338-3326 |
Associate Dean | Wanda Lee | HSS 239 | 405-3533 |
College Directory | |||
School/Department/Program | Chair/Director | Office | Telephone |
Child and Adolescent Development | Rene Dahl | SCI 394 | 405-3564 |
(Marion Wright Edelman Institute) | Charlotte Ferretti | SCI 394 | 405-3564 |
Clinical Laboratory Science | Geraldine Albee | SCI 202 | 338-2332 |
Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics | Nancy Rabolt | BH 329 | 338-1219 |
Counseling | Robert Chope | BH 524 | 338-2005 |
Gerontology | Wanda Lee | HSS 242 | 338-1684 |
Health Education | Mary Beth Love | HSS 326 | 338-1413 |
Kinesiology | David Anderson | GYM 101 | 338-2244 |
Nursing | Shirley Girouard | BH 371 | 338-1802 |
Physical Therapy Graduate Program | Linda Wanek | GYM 105 | 338-2001 |
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism | Jim Murphy | HSS 307 | 338-2030 |
Social Work | Rita Takahashi | HSS 227 | 338-1003 |
The College of Health and Human Services was established in the Fall of 1994. It is organized into the following administrative areas: Child and Adolescent Development; Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics; Counseling; Gerontology; Health Education; Kinesiology; Nursing; Physical Therapy; Clinical Laboratory Science and Audiology; Recreation, Parks, and Tourism; and Social Work.
The primary mission of the college is to educate individuals to serve the present and future needs of society in the professional fields associated with health, human, and community services. The college promotes increased awareness among individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities of their roles as active agents in shaping personal action, public policy, and community life to enhance individual and collective well-being. The curriculum promotes greater understanding of the complex, interacting, physical, psychological, social, economic, political, and environmental factors which affect the performance and optimal functioning of individuals, families, and communities throughout the life span.
The College of Health and Human Services offers undergraduate degrees in the following disciplines:
Child and Adolescent Development 08231
Concentrations in:
Young Child and Family
School Age Child and Family
Youth and Family Services
Research and Public Policy
Family and Consumer Sciences 13011
Recreation 21031
Social Work 21041
Apparel Design and Merchandising 13031
Dietetics 13061
Health Education 12011
Interior Design 02031
Kinesiology 08351
Concentrations in:
Exercise and Movement Sciences
Physical Education
Nursing 12031
Undergraduate students interested in physical therapy may take a supporting major in one of the concentrations under the B.S. in Kinesiology or a major in biological sciences.
The College of Health and Human Services offers the following graduate degrees:
Family and Consumer Sciences 13011
Gerontology 21043
Counseling 08261
Concentration in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling 13051
Kinesiology 08351
Concentrations in:
Exercise Physiology
Movement Science
Physical Activity: Social Scientific Perspectives
Nursing 12031
Physical Therapy 12121 (offered jointly with the University of California, San Francisco)
Recreation 21031
Rehabilitation Counseling 12221
The graduate program in Physical Therapy offers both a joint Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Science with the University of California, San Francisco.
In addition to its undergraduate and graduate degree offerings, the college also offers a number of minor, certificate and credential programs.
Athletic Coaching
Counseling
Gerontology
Health Science
Holistic Health
Recreation
Women's Health Issues
Athletic Coaching (offered by Kinesiology)
Holistic Health (offered by Health Education through the College of Extended Learning)
Youth and Human Services Non-profit Agency Administration affiliated with the American Humanics, Inc. (offered by Recreation, Parks, and Tourism)
Clinical Laboratory Science
Counseling Deaf Persons
Counseling Deafened and Hard of Hearing Persons
Dietetics(offered by Consumer Family Studies/Dietetics)
Family Nurse Practitioner
Rehabilitation Counseling
Conflict Resolution Certificate (offered by School of Social Work through the College of Extended Learning) pending approval
Pupil Personnel Services (offered by Counseling and Social Work)
Curricula in the college meet high academic standards. All of the programs subject to national accreditation are accredited: Clinical Laboratory Science by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Counseling by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; Dietetics by The American Dietetic Association; Family and Consumer Sciences by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; Nursing by the National League for Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; Physical Therapy by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; Recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association; Rehabilitation Counseling by the Council on Rehabilitation Education; and Social Work by the Council on Social Work Education. Nursing is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The Gerontology program meets the guidelines of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE).