| College Administrative Offices | Office | Telephone | |
| Dean of the College | Donald P. Zingale | HSS 204 | 338-3326 |
| Associate Dean | Don Taylor (Interim) | HSS 239 | 338-3533 |
| College Directory | |||
| School/Department/Program | Chair/Director | Office | Telephone |
| Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics | Nancy Rabolt | BH 329 | 338-1219 |
| Counseling | Terry Gutkin | BH 524 | 338-2005 |
| Gerontology | Brian deVries | HSS 242 | 338-1684 |
| Health Education | Mary Beth Love | HSS 326 | 338-1413 |
| Kinesiology | Robert Spina | GYM 101 | 338-2244 |
| Nursing | Beatrice Yorker | BH 371 | 338-1802 |
| Physical Therapy Graduate Program | Linda Wanek | GYM 105 | 338-2001 |
| Recreation and Leisure Studies | James Murphy | HSS 307 | 338-2030 |
| Social Work | Eileen Levy | HSS 227 | 338-1003 |
The College of Health and Human Services offers undergraduate degrees1 in the following disciplines:
Family and Consumer Sciences 13011
Kinesiology 08351
Recreation 21031
Social Work 21041
Apparel Design and Merchandising 13031
Dietetics 13061
Health Education 12011
Hospitality Management 05081
Concentrations in:
Commercial Recreation and Resort Management
Restaurant and Institutional Foodservice Management
Interior Design 02031
Kinesiology 08351
Concentrations in:
Exercise Science and Fitness
Human Movement Studies
Physical Education
Nursing 12031
The College of Health and Human Services offers the following graduate degrees:1
Family and Consumer Sciences 13011
Gerontology 21043
Kinesiology 08351
Concentrations in:
Exercise Science
Movement Science
Sports Science
Counseling 08261
Concentration in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling 13051
Nursing 12031
Physical Therapy 12121
Recreation 21031
Rehabilitation Counseling 12221
The College of Health and Human Services was established in the Fall of 1994. It is organized into the following administrative areas: Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics, Counseling, Gerontology, Health Education, Kinesiology, Nursing, Graduate program in Physical Therapy, Recreation and Leisure Studies, and Social Work. The B.S. in Hospitality Management is an interdisciplinary degree program offered in conjunction with the College of Business.
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.
In addition to its undergraduate and graduate degree offerings, the college also offers a number of minor and certificate programs. Available minors include: Athletic Coaching; Counseling; Family and Consumer Sciences; Gerontology; Health Science; Holistic Health; Recreation; and Women's Health Issues. Athletic Coaching is also offered as an undergraduate certificate program. Holistic Health is offered as a certificate through Extended Learning and a certificate in Youth and Human Services Non-profit Agency Administration is offered by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
A graduate certificate program is offered in Dietetics, with a focus on older adults. Nursing offers a graduate certificate as a family nurse practitioner.
The graduate program in Physical Therapy offers a joint M.S. and Doctor of Physical Therapy Science degree with the University of California, San Francisco. 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.
Curricula in the college meet high academic standards. All of the programs subject to national accreditation are accredited: 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).
1The numbers following the degrees are used by this university to identify the programs indicated. These numbers must be used on the application for admission, registration forms, application for graduation, etc.