Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences

Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences

Our mission is unique: education for well-being. The education you receive here—in any of three related areas—will prepare you for what we believe is the single most important goal in higher education: well-being for people of all abilities, ages and backgrounds.

At the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, we transform the lives of future educators. Our graduates, in turn, transform lives around the globe.

  • Choose a career in teaching and education, health and sport sciences, or communication disorders.
  • Earn your bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate or certificate.
  • Benefit from convenient, flexible, time-saving options.

Education for a Higher Purpose: Well-Being

Whether you plan to teach children in a classroom, help individuals of any age become healthier and stronger or treat individuals with communication disorders, this College brings wellness to the forefront.

Three areas of study

Teaching

These teaching programs will prepare you to become a health and fitness professional, a physical education teacher or health education teacher—ready to launch your career in schools, sports venues, or the community. You will have opportunities for cutting-edge research and presentations at national and international levels. School of Education

Health and Sport Sciences

These health science programs will prepare you to become a health and fitness professional, a physical education teacher or health education teacher—ready to launch your career in schools, sports venues or the community. You will have opportunities for cutting-edge research and presentations at national and international levels. Department of Health and Sport Sciences

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Prepare to enter and lead the speech-language and hearing science profession as a leader and innovator. You’ll learn to advocate for the empowerment and well-being of all individuals with speech and language disorders. You’ll receive unique opportunities for hands-on clinical practice with Adelphi’s Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders on Long Island in New York. Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Programs: Find Your Future in Education and Health Sciences

Fast-Track Options

STEP Program

Condense six years of college study into five with this exceptional teacher training program. You’ll save time and tuition and launch your teaching career one year sooner when you earn combined undergraduate and graduate degrees in Adolescent or Childhood Education. Accelerated, smart, career-focused.

Start Your Teaching Career

Accelerated Programs

Move into your chosen career more quickly with any of our accelerated options. Explore time-saving, tuition-saving programs for teacher education, exercise science, physical education and health education. Or secure your spot in a prestigious graduate program at a partner university for the study of physical therapy.

4+1 & Pre-Professional

Dual Certifications

By choosing a dual certification track, you will study a wider range of topics in teacher education—enabling you to become eligible for certification in both general and special education. You will double your opportunities as an educator, and learn the skills needed to educate children of all abilities.

Dual Certifications

Affording an Adelphi Education

A life-changing Adelphi education becomes more affordable with our undergraduate and graduate scholarships, graduate assistantships and special tuition-reimbursement programs. Adelphi awards more than $80 million in institutional aid annually to students.
Exercise Science Lab - A student scans an athlete and reads out the data on the screen

Rich Student Experiences and Hands-On Learning

Beyond-the-classroom learning is critical for your success in the fields of teaching and instruction, health and sport sciences, or communication sciences. At Adelphi, you will enhance your skills, gain experience and develop the confidence you need to excel in your chosen field.

Adelphi students and alumni traveled with Dean Xiao-lei Wang throughout Italy, exploring education from a global perspective.

Global Learning

Our College’s mission is a truly global one: to understand and promote well-being across country borders and educate the next generation of globally inspired educators. The College of Education and Health Sciences’ philosophy, according to Dean Xiao-lei Wang, PhD, is to “expand the classroom to the world.” Watch our students on a recent study abroad trip to Italy, where they explored classrooms and cultures.

A CSD student at Adelphi University working in a laboratory on research and in a discussion.

Researching Well-Being at Home and Across the Globe

Both faculty and students are deeply involved in research at the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, where we examine approaches to learning, the effectiveness of organizational structures and interventions to improve lives for people of all ages. You’ll find opportunities to present research at national and international conferences, and benefit from six laboratories for research in the field of communication sciences and disorders.

Dean Xiao-Lei Wang, PhD, an expert on Interdisciplinary research in education, brings her innovative vision of wellness to Adelphi.

Dean’s Vision: Education for Well-Being

In this PBS special, the Dean explains the College’s multidimensional focus on healthful lifestyles and preventative measures to help students become change-makers, advocates and champions for social justice. The School of Education prepares students to work with people of all abilities and backgrounds, focusing on holistic health to enhance the lives of students, patients, clients, families and communities.

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