The belief that access to good health care is an individual’s right is prominent in our society. Underscoring this belief are the needs to make adequate health services and health personnel available and to develop an environment that is conducive to good general health and long life.

The School of Health Sciences is committed to developing professionals through comprehensive career-oriented programs at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. To this end, it has developed a series of aims upon which it conceives, plans, develops and evaluates its educational programs.

• All programs within the School of Health Sciences are based upon a comprehensive foundation in the liberal arts and sciences.
• The school provides educational opportunity for those who wish to pursue careers in health care delivery and basic science professions.
• The school prepares individuals through basic scientific knowledge supplemented by actual and simulated clinical and field experiences.
• The school has designed, and will continue to create innovative, flexible programs to meet both present and future needs of the health care system.
• The school offers practicing science and health professionals the opportunity to maintain and upgrade their skills through continuing education courses that can lead to one of several graduate degrees.
• The school encourages its basic science and health science faculty to undertake research, on and off campus; publish their findings; and share their research and new concepts in their courses with colleagues and students.
• Quinnipiac University is affiliated with outstanding health and scientific institutions, and private industry in Connecticut, the Northeast and the nation. These sites provide field and clinical experiences that allow students to apply classroom knowledge to real situations. To be eligible for the clinical experience required for graduation and certification, students must maintain a level of academic excellence acceptable to both the academic program director and the clinical director.