College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Sargent College consists of four departments: Health Sciences; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy & Athletic Training; and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences. Each undergraduate and graduate program aims to prepare students for careers in their field of interest.
The college’s professional programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
Sargent College offers a variety of degrees that reflect the breadth of our students’ educational opportunities, from bachelor’s and master’s degrees to doctoral programs. Fieldwork is an important component in all programs at Sargent College. To provide students with clinical experience, the college partners with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, community health agencies, and research laboratories in the Boston area and throughout the United States.
Like all BU undergraduates, Sargent College students will complete their BU Hub requirements as part of their academic program. Further information is available within the sections describing each major.
Our Labs and Centers
Students in each program have the opportunity to learn and work with faculty members in the following research and/or clinical specialty areas:
Health Sciences
- Global Health Nutrition Lab
- Human Systems Neuroscience Lab
- India Research & Outreach Initiative
- Muscle Biology Laboratory
- Neural Systems Laboratory
- Nutritional Epidemiology Lab
- Sargent Choice Nutrition Center
- Vascular Biology Lab
Occupational Therapy
- Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Approach Motivation & Participation (AMP) Lab
- Development, Experience & Motor Recovery Lab
- Families & Autism Research Lab
- Motor Development Lab
Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
- Center for Neurorehabilitation
- Coordination Dynamics Laboratory
- Human Adaptation Laboratory
- Movement & Applied Imaging Lab
- Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory
- Physical Therapy Center
- Ryan Center for Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Skeletal Muscle Physiology Lab
