Students

The College of Health is among the largest of the colleges and schools at the University with 2,500 undergraduates and 600 graduate students. Degree options include 18 BA/BS degree emphases, 16 master’s degree programs, three clinical doctorates, and five PhD programs. This combination of graduate degrees, professional programs, and undergraduate majors uniquely positions the College to contribute to the clinical and research missions of University of Utah Health and high impact educational practices on the main campus.

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*College of Health realigned as of July 1, 2016

 

To enhance opportunities for students and faculty to engage in interprofessional education, research, and practice, the College of Health has realigned its seven departments and divisions to five departments. This will also facilitate interdisciplinary research within the Health Sciences Center and with the broader academic community on the University’s Main Campus.

The image depicts the primary results of the realignment: First, a Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology was created. Second, the entry-level Athletic Training Education Program and Graduate Studies in Sports Medicine program was moved to Physical Therapy to create a Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. Third, the Therapeutic Recreation program joined Occupational Therapy to create a Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies. Finally, the programs that remain in Exercise and Sport Science, Health Promotion and Education, and Parks, Recreation, and Tourism merged into a Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation. (Note: the term Kinesiology will replace Exercise and Sport Science for the Department and all degree programs).

The realignment of the college requires the migration of some academic programs and provides opportunities for the creation of others. 

Prospective students should plan to matriculate into the academic programs and departments depicted in graphic. Currently enrolled students (admitted for enrollment no later than the 2014-15 academic year) have the option of continuing under the structure in which they were admitted or transitioning their program of study according to the realigned College.