PRE-HEALTH ADVISING RESOURCES
Natural Sciences Advising Center (NSAC)
Career Center -- any career related advising
Advising Center -- GE and Pre-Nursing advising only
Departments at Sac State associated with some health professions
| Department/Extension | Potential Careers | Advising | ||
| COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | Kath Pinch (RLS) health-related careers | |||
| Kinesiology & Health Science/6073 | Health care administration |
Assigned advisors | ||
| Recreation & Leisure Studies/6110 | Therapeutic recreation specialist | Assigned advisors; RLS 1 | ||
Nursing Division |
RN Community health Home health Nurse practitioner School nurse |
Group only for pre-NURS: 8-10/sem; if admitted assigned advisor | ||
| Physical Therapy /6020 |
Hospital Private practice Sports medicine Rehabilitation Extended care Schools Consulting |
Post-grad only | ||
| Speech Pathology & Audiology/6071 | Hospital Private practice Public schools |
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| Social Work Division /6090 |
Social worker: -Geriatric -Forensic -Medical -Mental health Counselor: -Substance abuse -Child & family Family therapist |
Dir of advising | ||
| COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS | ||||
| Biological Sciences /6077 |
Clinical Lab Scicene |
Dr. Adam Rechs (Optometry) |
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| Chemistry /6057 |
Medicine* | Assigned advisor based on interest Dr. Cynthia Kellen-Yuen |
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| COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||||
| Anthropology /6106 |
Health researcher Forensic anthropologist |
Assigned advisor | ||
| Family & Consumer Sciences/6053 | Child/Family life specialist Nutritionist Dietitian Nutrition & health educator |
Designated advisor; scheduled advising sessions | ||
| Gerontology /6096 |
Direct care Counseling Legal Research |
Interdisc/largely UD major | ||
| Psychology /6007 |
Mental Health/Counselling: -Marriage & family -Drug abuse, Career Clinical Research |
Drop in general advising; Group career counselling | ||