School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs
Welcome to the School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs!
The School houses many exciting educational possibilities, all committed to providing you with a world class education that will competently prepare you for your future.
As your School Dean, join me in an exciting journey along the path to excellence at York College. Remember the following words and thoughts to guide your journey . Begin. Discover. Achieve. "The beginning is the most important part of the work" (Plato). "We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities (Ralph Waldo Emerson). "We are still masters of our fate, we are still captains of our souls" (Winston Churchill). As you explore the School's major and minor areas of study, you'll find academic programs of excellence that are current, vibrant, exciting and diverse.
The School's Departments also offer several exciting minor areas of study for students to consider. Many of the School's professional programs are nationally recognized and accredited by: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy (ACOTE), Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS), National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Council for the of Educator Preparation (NCATE/CAEP). If you have received a degree from one of CUNY's community colleges and graduated in good academic standing, the School offers a streamlined transition to many of its baccalaureate degree programs.
School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs
Tel: 718-262-5156
healthsciences@york.cuny.edu
Departments
Distinct Academic Programs
- The BS Gerontological Studies and Services, BS Public Health, and the Dual BS/MS Occupational Therapy Programs are the only programs of their kind within the CUNY Senior Colleges.
- The MS Physician Assistant Studies program is only one of two graduate-level programs within the CUNY Senior Colleges
- The BS 4 Year Generic Nursing program is the only one of its kind in the Borough of Queens, New York
- The Clinical Laboratory Science program is the only nationally accredited program of its kind within the CUNY Senior Colleges
Nationally Accredited Programs
- Fourteen of the School's professional programs hold national accreditation.
- BS Clinical Laboratory Science National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
- BS Nursing Generic and RN-BS Nursing Completion Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- BS/MS Occupational Therapy Accreditation Council for OccupationalTherapy Education (ACOTE).
- MS Physician Assistant Studies Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- BS Social Work Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- BA Childhood Teacher Education (Grades 1-6)BS Secondary Teacher Education (Grades 7-12) in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, and Spanish
- BS Health Education Teacher (Grades PK-12) and BS Physical Education Teacher (Grades PK-12) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (NCATE/CAEP)
Certificates
- Certificate of Gerontology
- Certificate of Maternal Health Disparities
- Certificate of Maternal Health Disparities (non-York)