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About the BS in Allied Health Degree

Why Study Allied Health at Cedarville?

If you feel called to serve Christ and others in a health-related career, Cedarville’s distinctly Christian allied health major will prepare you for this important work. This program is designed to equip you for graduate school programs including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant, as well as for employment in the health field. You'll customize your degree by choosing a concentration, and you will study under professors with high academic credentials and years of clinical experience.

As an allied health professional, you will provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and direct patient care as part of a healthcare team. With biblical integration in every course at Cedarville, you'll learn how to serve your patients with the mind and compassion of Christ. When you graduate, you'll be prepared to take the next step in your career and serve God through your work for a lifetime.

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Allied Health Program Highlights

Program Overview

Allied Health Program Highlights

Biblical — With biblical integration in every course, you will discover how to serve your patients with the mind of Christ.

Customizable — Choose from three primary concentrations — occupational therapy, physical therapy, or physician assistant — or work with your advisor to customize a concentration for the healthcare field that you're interested in pursuing.

Experienced Faculty — Your professors will have more than just book knowledge. They have both high academic credentials and years of clinical experience.

Top Placement Rates — Our graduates achieve top career and grad school placement rates — 10% above the national average.

Placement Success

We’re proud of our successful graduates! 100% of recent allied health graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. Check out Cedarville's other placement rates.

Cedarville's Placement Rates

What Can You Do With an Allied Health Degree?

Allied health majors can pursue graduate or specific field-related education in these health disciplines:

  • Chiropractic
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Dietetics
  • Health Administration
  • Lactation Consultant
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Public Health
  • Radiologic Technology
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

    Graduates of our program have been accepted to schools including:

    • Cedarville University (PA)
    • University of Cincinnati (PT)
    • University of Dayton (PT)
    • University of Delaware (PT)
    • Duke University (PT)
    • Grand Valley State University (PT)
    • Huntington University (OT)
    • University of Illinois Chicago (PT)
    • University of Iowa (PT)
    • University of Kentucky (PT)
    • Kettering College (OT, PA)
    • Logan University (Chiropractic)
    • Marietta College (PA)
    • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (PT)
    • Medical University of South Carolina (PT)
    • Messiah University (OT, PT)
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PT)
    • The Ohio State University (OT, PT)
    • Ohio University (PT)
    • Palmer College of Chiropractic
    • University of Pittsburgh (OT, PT)
    • University of Tennessee Health Science Center (PT)
    • Walsh University (PT)

    Graduate and professional programs and employers welcome Cedarville University graduates each year. It is important to note that some professional career fields you may pursue require additional education, experience, and/or licensure beyond the completion of your Cedarville University undergraduate degree.

    Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

    Global Outreach — You're encouraged to join a short-term medical missions trip with Cedarville University's Global Outreach during spring or summer breaks.

    Allied Health Student Organization (AHSO) — You'll have the opportunity to join the Allied Health Student Organization (AHSO). AHSO is an academically-focused, service-minded organization that exists to support the students and faculty of Cedarville's allied health program. Seeking to enhance the academic, social, and spiritual lives of allied health students, the organization is involved in:

    • Enhancing allied health majors’ understanding of the professions they aspire to enter.
    • Promoting scholarship, fellowship, and spiritual growth among students majoring in Allied Health.
    • Encouraging and preparing students to maintain their Christian walk as they enter rigorous programs of study in the healthcare fields.
    • Facilitating opportunities for communication of allied health students with practicing clinicians in allied health professions.

    Professional Conferences — Take advantage of the chance to connect at a professional level with state, national, and missions organizations by attending various conferences.

    Service Organizations — Join other allied health students in serving with local ministry-minded organizations such as Caring Partners International, Hope Rising Pregnancy Center, local soup kitchens, and One Bistro restaurant to be the hands and feet of Christ in the community.

    Program Curriculum

    Building on your core liberal arts and Bible minor courses, you will take a range of courses in the following disciplines: anatomy and physiology, biology, chemistry, health studies, medical terminology, nutrition, psychology, professional development, ethics, and research methods. During your senior year, you'll also complete a senior year capstone presentation. Your allied health courses will introduce you to the allied health professions and prepare you to apply to graduate or other professional programs or to enter the workforce directly.

    Sample courses:

    • Anatomy and Physiology
    • Current Issues in Health (Ethics course)

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    Program Format and Related Programs

    Cedarville offers graduate and undergraduate programs with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is the best fit for you.

    Program Level and Format

    • Undergraduate
    • Residential
    • 4-Year
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    From Our Students:

    • Throughout my four years at Cedarville, the professors in the School of Allied Health and Psychology have encouraged me regularly and challenged me to become a better student. I am grateful that I attend a school where the professors genuinely care about my development as a person, as a Christian, and as a future professional.
      Stephen Bailey '21 School of Allied Health and Psychology
      Stephen Bailey
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    Program Faculty

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    Dee Morris, PED

    Program Director, Allied Health; Professor of Allied Health

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    Elizabeth Sled, PhD

    Associate Professor of Allied Health

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    Sarah Wallace, MS, PT

    Assistant Professor of Allied Health

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