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Academic Departments

The Department of Cardiopulmonary Science provides professional preparation in the allied health specialties of respiratory therapy and cardiac ultrasound.

Clinical laboratory scientists / medical technologists in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences  perform analytical tests on blood and body fluids.

The School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) awards the Master of Communication Disorders (MCD) Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree through the Department of Communication Disorders in New Orleans.

The mission of the Human Development Center of the department of Interdisciplinary Human Studies is to promote knowledge and practices related to enhancing the realization of human potential.

Occupational Therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession that helps people regain, develop, and build skills that are important for independent functioning.

The Department of Physical Therapy offers an entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree for persons interested in becoming a Physical Therapist.

Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. Rehabilitation counselors are concerned with the psychological, social, vocational, and educational barriers experienced by persons unable to function as independently as possible because of a disability.

Graduate Education

The Master of Health Sciences Degree is intended to prepare allied health professionals for career enhancement by providing advanced interdisciplinary education in clinical practices, research and scholarly activity, leadership, and instructional principles and practices.