Background Information

The College of Health Sciences (COHS) was formally established by the Alabama State University Board of Trustees in May 2000. The college houses six degree programs: the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM); the Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services with a concentration in addiction studies (REH); the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT); the Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics (MSPO); the Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC); and the clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT). The College also offers an undergraduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health and graduate certificates in Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Studies, Policy, and Services. The Health Information Management program was re-accredited in 2016 through the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM); the Occupational Therapy program was awarded reaffirmation in 2017 by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) through 2027; the Rehabilitation Counseling program was awarded reaffirmation by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)/Council for Accreditation on Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) through 2022; and the Physical Therapy program accreditation was reaffirmed by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) through 2028. The Prosthetics and Orthotics Program was awarded reaffirmation in 2019 by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in conjunction with the National Commission on Orthotics and Prosthetics Education (NCOPE) through 2023.