Explore. Engage. Experience.
The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) is where care becomes a career. Through interprofessional education and hands-on experience in clinics, labs and field settings, students graduate ready to lead where they’re needed most. CHHS programs span nursing, pharmacy, public health, human development and allied sciences and equip students to lead with heart and serve with purpose across every stage of life and care.
Graduates from CHHS enter the workforce ready to make a measurable difference in people’s lives. From improving patient outcomes to advancing research and strengthening community well-being, our alumni can be found leading hospitals, counseling centers, school districts and public health initiatives across the Red River Valley.
Where the Future of Care is Bright
CHHS offers a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs designed to prepare students for impactful careers in health and human sciences. Majors include nursing, pharmacy, public health, human development and family science, nutrition science, exercise science and more. Our curriculum emphasizes experiential learning, with opportunities for clinical placements, internships and participation in student organizations.
Learning Community
Thompson hall has dorm rooms available for College of Health and Human Sciences students. Share living and study spaces with students in the same programs as you.
Student Involvement
Students can engage in learning inside and outside the classroom, through practicums, internships, research, clinical placements, and student organizations. They also receive support through generous scholarships from donors, educational incentives from future employers, professional advising, and a variety of peer and formal support services.
Building Healthier Futures
800 Cafe
The NDSU Nutrition Science student-led 800 Cafe brings healthful, artisan meals that are under 800 calories. When open, the public is more than welcome to make a reservation and attend a meal.
Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP)
The mission of the CAP Center is to advance patient care and outcomes by providing training, resources, and interventions fostering advancement of pharmacy and collaboration with other healthcare professionals using evidence-based best practices resulting in improved population health outcomes.
Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer (CDTSPC)
The CDTSPC is focused on the cutting-edge of fundamental research to develop early detection and therapeutic protocols for controlling one of the deadliest forms of cancers—pancreatic cancer.
Healthy Aging North Dakota (HAND)
Healthy Aging North Dakota (HAND) is dedicated to researching ways to enhance human performance and health as we age. Our scientific discoveries are meant to advance humanity, while also elevating the richness of the educational experience for our students.
Linked Lives Research Lab
Lifespan development is a process of growth and change from infancy to old age. Humans do not develop alone; our lives are linked, and through those links we influence each other’s development and well-being.
Stop the Bleed
The purpose of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Health and Safety Education program is to reduce the number of deaths caused by unintentional injury in rural North Dakota (ND) by providing Stop the Bleed (STB) training.
American Indian Public Health Resource Center (AIPHRCP)
The mission of the American Indian Public Health Resource Center (AIPHRC) is to address American Indian public health disparities through technical assistance, policy development, self-determination feasibility analysis, education, research, and programming in partnership with tribes, in North Dakota, across the Northern Plains, and the nation.
The Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE)
At the Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE, pronounced seer-ee), we address trends in vaccine coverage through research and education and find ways to improve vaccine acceptance and immunization rates in both children and adults.