At the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD), teaching, research and service in health care are our business. Our strategic affiliations with prominent health care organizations allow students the opportunity to gain real world experience during internships with many of the region's premier health care employers.

Through the efforts of an award-winning faculty and affiliations with major health care employers, AHCD provides students with the knowledge and experience necessary to meet the challenges of providing health care in the 21st century. Join us in our mission to build your career and make a difference.

AHCD News

• New Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (t-D.P.T.) program
• D.P.T. admission applications for Fall 2012 now available
• Ross J. Roeser, M.A. '67 is the recipient of the 2011 College of Health and Human Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award
• Greg Long Ph.D. featured in 'A refreshing zest for advocacy, empowerment' (NIUToday) and named 2011 Presidential Teaching Professor (NIUToday)
• Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) hosted their first annual Hustle for Hearing with great success
• Kelsey Borg (Speech-Language-Pathology) recipient of the 2011 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships (NIUToday)
• Au.D. students develop a set of restaurant reviews regarding sound quality and responsiveness to accommodation requests in DeKalb county in Sound Bites