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School of Health Sciences

Message from our Dean

Greetings, and thank you for your interest in our health sciences programs at King’s College. Whether it is the tradition of excellence in our well-established graduate programs of Athletic Training and Physician Assistant or the innovation in our newest programs of Exercise Science, Nursing, Nutrition, and Occupational Therapy, the College’s first doctoral program, you will find King’s College is about professional preparation and personalized education in a nurturing community.

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Our faculty possess a breadth and depth of expertise and experience ranging from the classroom to the research lab and the clinic. Students and faculty alike have state-of-the-art facilities in the Frank and Carolyn Kowalski Center for Advanced Healthcare Education and the Richard Abbas Alley Center for Health Sciences to learn, which include cutting-edge integrated reality technology, standardized patient rooms, simulation lab, exercise science laboratories, in-patient, pediatric, and innOvaTions labs, and an interprofessional gross anatomy lab. Strategic partnerships with the area’s leading healthcare systems and professionals provide students with applied learning opportunities to prepare for careers in chosen fields.

I look forward to welcoming you to the King’s College campus and having you experience our dedication to the Holy Cross ideal of transforming minds and hearts with zeal in communities of hope.

Christopher W. O’Brien, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP
Dean of Health Sciences

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King's College is a ASAHP Member.

Degrees in Health Sciences

  • Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD)
    • Entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (ELOTD)
    • Post Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (PPOTD)
  • Master of Science in Athletic Training
  • Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Master of Science in Nutrition Science
  • Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
  • Master of Science in Sports Performance and Sports Science (coming fall 2025)
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
    • Exercise Science - Strength and Conditioning Track (CASCE accredited)
    • Exercise Science - Athletic Training: 3+2 Master of Science in Athletic Training
    • Exercise Science - Accelerated 3+4 Chiropractic Track
    • Exercise Science - Exercise Physiology Track
    • Exercise Science - Nutrition & Dietetics: 3+2 Master of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics
    • Exercise Science - Nutrition & Dietetics: 3+2 Master of Science in Nutrition Science
    • Exercise Science - Occupational Therapy: 3+3 Entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    • Post-baccalaureate Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Hybrid (ABSN-H)
    • Dual Degrees in Nursing
    • RN to BS in Nursing

For detailed information on academic programs and program tracks, use this link.