Points of Pride

College of Health and Human Development

Nine academic departments and eight Centers of Excellence focus on health, wellbeing and the choices we make about how we live.

The College of Health and Human Development offers 11 undergraduate and 10 graduate degree programs in disciplines and areas of study that prepare students for a wide range of rewarding and dynamic professional careers. We also offer several credentials in partnership with the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, and self-supporting programs in partnership with the Tseng College of Extended Education.
Across the college, our programs have earned the recognition and approval of 14 separate accreditation groups that monitor and oversee the disciplines housed in HHD.
Some programs are available through online learning, and we launch a new Doctorate in Physical Therapy in fall 2012.

Each year the college graduates more than 1,000 competent and caring students, who enter professions ready to make a difference.
Twenty-five percent of the speech-language pathologists in California are CSUN graduates.
The newly approved Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) keeps our physical therapy students in step with changing requirements in the profession.
Our Didactic Program in Dietetics is the largest undergraduate nutrition program in the United States, according to the American Dietetics Association.
Our Environmental and Occupational Health program is among the largest accredited program in the field.

Our Aquatic Center at Castaic Lake is consistently recognized at the state and national levels for excellence in boating and water safety education.
A partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Roy and Roxie Campanella Foundation makes it possible to award scholarships to deserving physical therapy students. Each spring, a physical therapy student completes a clinical internship with the Dodgers during their spring training.
Each year the Jumpstart Early Literacy Program trains college students to work one-on-one with over 200 preschool children from low-income backgrounds to promote early literacy and a passion for reading.
Our Kinesiology and Nutrition faculty and students team up local schools and hospitals to bring physical education and nutrition education to local children and families.
The Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing is a university-wide initiative designed to promote prevention and preemptive approaches to health and wellness.

Over 90 percent: The pass rate on the state licensure exam among graduates of our Accelerated Nursing program, which was established in 2007.
All Master of Public Health graduate students complete 400 hours of community based internships.
Our graduate students have a pass-rate exceeding 95 percent on the national certification exam to become licensed speech/language pathologists, well above the national average of 65 percent.