College of Health, Education, and Human Services Prospective Student Brochure

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Bachelor’s Degrees / Endorsement and Licensure Programs / Certificates

SCHOOLS School of Education and Leadership / School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences / School of Social Work and Human Services

WRIGHT GUARANTEE TUITION PROGRAM Locks in your costs of in-state tuition, housing, and dining for up to four years.

Dylan Gunter ’23, Middle Childhood Education

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WE BELIEVE COLLEGE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE— EMPHASIS ON YOUR.

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We want to understand where you’re coming from and where you want to go—even if you don’t know where that is yet. It’s our job to help you develop your strengths, work through challenges, learn, learn, and learn some more. This is where you get the education and opportunities that will open your one-of-a-kind way forward.

So come as you are.

We’re happy to meet you.

And excited to see who you become.

COME AS YOU ARE. Adult learner Full-time professional Change-maker International student

BECOME A...

Cardiac rehabilitation specialist Exciting, engaging educator Social worker serving at-risk youth Interpreter and advocate for the deaf community

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COME AS A DEDICATED CARER. BECOME A MULTIFACETED HEALER. Wright State established the College of Health, Education, and Human Services in 2021 after years of planning.

While the college is new, its intention is timeless: taking care of others. Nursing, teaching, social work, allied health—these fields draw the compassionate and courageous, those who believe helping and healing can be both their purpose and their profession.

Because caring for people’s well-being requires a holistic approach, we assembled a range of existing programs within the college. In addition to studying your field, you can learn from experts in adjacent specialties—like mental health, age-related challenges, and interventions—so that you develop into a wellrounded resource for your clients, patients, students, and colleagues.

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ACADEMICS AND PROGRAMS The college offers multiple paths to professional mastery, licensure and certification, and graduate studies. Our new three-year nursing degree allows you to enter the workforce sooner, by taking courses year-round. Or, if you choose an education major, you’ll complete more studentteaching hours than required by the state, gaining more experience than your job-seeking competitors.

For every major, you’ll develop the practical skills to do your job on day one. Whether you intend to become a social worker serving under-resourced communities or an exercise instructor working with cancer patients, you’ll get extensive real-world training at some of the college’s 100plus partner organizations.

Best of all, you’ll graduate competent and capable, ready to step up to help and heal the community you serve.

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ACADEMICS AND PROGRAMS

BACHELOR’S DEGREES Elementary Education (P–5) Health and Physical Education (K–12) Integrated Human Services Intervention Specialist, Mild to Moderate Needs (K–12) Middle Childhood Education Language Arts (4–9) Mathematics (4–9) Science (4–9) Social Studies (4–9) Nursing Pre-Licensure (three years) Pre-Licensure (four years) Organizational Leadership Sign Language Interpreting** Social Work Sports Science Health and Fitness Sports Medicine

LICENSURE AND ENDORSEMENT PROGRAMS Adapted Physical Education Adolescence to Young Adult Education † English: Language Arts Education Social Science Mathematics Chemistry Life Science/Earth Science Physics Gifted Intervention Specialist (K–12) Multi-Age Education (P–12)† Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) World Languages (Spanish or French) Reading (K–12) Teaching English as a Second Language (P–12)

COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS **Completion program † Students must major in their content area housed in the College of Liberal Arts or College of Science and Mathematics.

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B.S. in Organizational Leadership and M.Ed. in Instructional Design and Learning Technologies B.S. in Organizational Leadership and M.S. in Leadership Development

CERTIFICATES

COURSES YOU CAN TAKE

African-American Experience in Education

Collaborating for Improving Patient Outcomes

Dyslexia Specialist

Deaf History in America

Organizational Leadership

Dyslexia and Multi-Sensory Instruction

Gerontology

Health, Wellness, and Diversity within Families

MINORS

Holistic Nursing Practice

Deaf Studies

Individuals with Exceptionalities

Disability Studies

Introduction to Substance Abuse

Emergency Management

Leading Teams

Integrated Human Services

Learning in a Digital World

Organizational Leadership Youth and Community Engagement

Literacy Assessment and Intervention Mental Health Issues in Disability Public Health Nursing in the Political System Rehabilitation Services for Veterans Teaching At-Risk Students

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JIM DENNISTON, Ph.D. FOUNDING DEAN Psychology professor charged with leading the newly reorganized college.

MATTHEW CHANEY, Ed.D. VICE PRESIDENT FOR INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE Ensures Wright State is accessible and equitable for all who come here.

MICHELLE ANN FLEMING, Ph.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Teaches how to teach science and math to elementary and middle schoolers.

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“We want students to feel connected to us and that they’re valued as individuals.”

—Sue Edwards, Ph.D., University President

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MARLENE STUBER, R.N. CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR AND DIRECTOR OF SIMULATION Trains nursing students in essential skills and scenarios on human patient simulators.

SUE EDWARDS, Ph.D. UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Steers the institution.

Loves to talk with students. Ask about her hagfish research, and enjoy her cool Australian accent.

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PRACTICAL LEARNING

COME AS A PA S S I O N AT E SCHOLAR. BECOME A PROFICIENT PRACTITIONER. Here, you can take your passion for making an impact and channel it into the skills you need to serve your community. You may come to us straight out of high school or after years in your field; either way, our faculty will help you grow your expertise through intensive scholarship and research projects. Most programs also prepare you to complete professional licensure exams.

Extensive practical training will make up a big part of your Wright State education. Through labs and field placements, you’ll gain proficiency with the latest techniques and equipment in your industry. Supervised by clinical faculty, you’ll work directly with patients, clients, and students, putting your skills into service.

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FACILITIES YOU’LL USE: Nursing Labs: In our state-of-the-art labs, you can work through realistic patient scenarios, from childbirth to hospice care. Infant, pediatric, adult, and geriatric mannequins simulate health issues and treatment responses, including seizures and cardiac events that require CPR and defibrillation.

Exam Rooms: Our exam rooms include all the equipment for typical care settings—otoscope, ophthalmoscope, thermometer, blood pressure cuff—so you can conduct head-to-toe patient assessments.

Task Trainers: These lifelike models of body parts help you hone specific skills, such as assessing blood pressure, managing airways, inserting catheters, performing injections, and listening for abnormal lung and heart sounds.

Community Partners: Our network of local partners includes health care organizations, school districts, nonprofits, and more. You’ll have opportunities to practice what you’re learning in professional spaces alongside seasoned experts, so you can get used to the environment and equipment of your chosen field.

Counseling Lab: This space allows students to practice and refine counseling skills while peers and professors observe behind a oneway mirror. You can review recorded sessions, learn about reflective listening and nonverbal communication techniques, and perform biopsychosocial assessments.

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TRAINING YOU’LL COMPLETE: Education majors begin working in area school districts as early as their first year, and continue through a final year of student teaching.

Students spend more hours practicing their teaching skills than required by the state. Our Office of Partnerships and Field Experiences coordinates these placements so they’re mutually beneficial for you and the school you’re serving.

Nursing majors complete 600 hours of clinical experiences with patients of a broad range of ages and conditions. We partner with multiple facilities in the region, so you’ll train under the experts in our area’s finest teaching hospitals, senior communities, and medical centers.

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Organizational leadership majors complete internships with corporate and nonprofit organizations to put their management, communication, and team-building abilities to the test in a real workplace.

Social work majors complete placements in one of our partner agencies in the Dayton area, which include juvenile courts, schools, social services agencies, and more. In your practicum, you’ll apply your learning, hone techniques, and create and employ interventions.

Majors in sports science with a health and fitness concentration complete an internship assisting clients and patients in achieving their physical goals. Opportunities include hospitals and clinics, wellness centers, nursing homes, fitness centers, and sports science laboratories.

Integrated human services majors begin learning about community resources for human services and volunteer in the field in their first year. Students go on to intern with organizations that reflect their fields of interest; your responsibilities may include useful job-preparation skills such as interviewing clients, recording cases, teaching job-seeking and independent living skills, and contacting resource providers.

OPPORTUNITIES YOU’LL HAVE:

in Brazil, study Integrated Human Services in Belize, or take a service learning trip where you volunteer and broaden your cultural awareness at the same time.

Gain international experience with our study abroad programs, available during summer and winter breaks, for a semester or for the school year.

You could practice student teaching

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RAIDER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

COME AS A YOUTH RAISED IN FOSTER CARE. BECOME A LEADER WHO FOSTERS E M PAT H Y. KURT HOLDEN O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L L E A D E R S H I P ’ 1 3 , LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ’15

Growing up in foster care leaves many children without the support and stability to complete high school, let alone college. Kurt Holden bucked the system: he earned two degrees and became a university leader, too.

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“I’ve honestly learned you can do more in the community with a helping hand than you can with handcuffs.”

Leadership comes in many shapes and forms.

For Kurt Holden, it’s about showing empathy and offering help.

As a child growing up in the foster care system, Kurt learned from one of his foster parents about the impact kindness can make: “He brought me in and treated me like his own kids,” Kurt recalls.

After taking on odd jobs, attending community college, and training at the Sinclair Police Academy, Kurt began working for the Wright State police force.

While moving up the ladder in the department, he enrolled in the university’s organizational leadership bachelor’s degree program. He felt a sense of belonging among all the nontraditional students that Wright State attracted, and knew the program would help advance his career.

And he did: after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, he went on to earn a master’s degree in leadership development.

Through it all, Kurt has continued to serve on the university police force, steadily receiving promotions that reflect his leadership abilities. Recently, he was named Wright State’s director of public safety, a role that oversees the university’s police department and several other areas.

Kurt plans to bring his characteristic empathy and kindness to the job every day. Pointing to a lesson from his time in foster care, he says, “I’ve honestly learned you can do more in the community with a helping hand than you can with handcuffs.”

He continues, “You have to be a really good listener and make yourself available. You’ll be shocked at what kind of difference you can make.”

Statistics indicate that only 2 to 3 percent of children who have been through the foster care system earn college degrees. But Kurt was determined to lead by example. “I wanted to prove to myself and to other kids who were in my situation that you can do this,” he says.

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ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

W H AT E V E R Y O U R LEARNING STYLE OR SPEED, WE’VE GOT THE SUPPORT T O M AT C H .

Maybe you’re coming to us as the first in your family to attend college, or maybe you’ve been planning this since second grade.

Either way, Wright State has the resources to help you manage and master any academic challenge.

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UNIVERSITY RESOURCES

MORE RESOURCES

Educational Resource Center (ERC) Geared toward teacher education majors, the ERC provides research and instruction materials, picture books, puzzles, games, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and other tools you can borrow for student teaching.

Counseling and Wellness Services Your mental health matters—for your studies and well beyond. You’ll have access to a variety of confidential therapeutic services to help you handle the challenges of life and the pressures of college.

Math Learning Center We want you to be able to say, “Math?

Not a problem!” You’ll find a supportive environment where you can tackle those equations and make progress in your learning.

Office of Disability Services As an institution, we’re deeply committed to offering academic support for students with disabilities through interpretation services, technical support, counseling, and additional ADA accommodations.

Tutoring Services For select courses, we’ll connect you with another student who can help you work on your individual academic goals, whether that’s catching up in a difficult section or working through a final project.

Supplemental Instruction For particularly challenging courses, these facilitated group sessions are a chance to compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational skills, and more. Peer-assisted and open to all students, this is your space to ask questions and get the extra support you need to excel.

Veteran and Military Center Recognizing the unique needs of those who have served or are currently serving, this center focuses on providing a supportive environment for all veteran and military-connected students who are transitioning from the military to college.

Research Toolkit Workshops Information should always be within reach. These workshops, conducted by University Libraries staff, will help improve your college-level research skills.

University Writing Center No matter what career you choose, you’ll likely end up writing. The University Writing Center can help you become a more skilled and confident writer, both for your coursework and for everything you’ll do after graduation.

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RAIDER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

COME AS AN AMBITIOUS AT H L E T E .

BECOME AN ACCESSIBILITY A D V O C AT E .

ABIGAIL HALSEY SPORTS SCIENCE ’20, P H Y S I C A L E D U C AT I O N ’ 2 3

For one athlete, an education in sports science may lead to advances that help children with disabilities.

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“I grew up playing sports. I played soccer my whole life and then I got into running, which is what I did a Wright State. It was a lot to balance with school, but I absolutely loved being able to do both.”

Abigail Halsey grew up playing soccer, and distinguished herself as a runner in track and field when she came to Wright State.

By pursuing a bachelor’s degree in sports science, followed by a master’s degree in physical education, she was able to combine her education with her athleticism.

One of Abigail’s special interests is how sports and physical activity help young people develop. During her training at Wright State to become a certified autism exercise specialist, she encountered some research that piqued her curiosity. The studies showed that children with autism who participated in aerobic exercise (such as running and walking) before their daily activities and schoolwork showed a decrease in stereotypical behaviors.

She noticed, however, that another type of exercise was not as well-studied.

She wondered whether neuromuscular exercise, which supports balance, coordination, and agility, could also help children with autism.

Inspired by this line of inquiry, Abigail set a goal to explore it. For her master’s research project, she developed an eight-week neuromuscular exercise program for children with autism.

She worked with three children, ages 5 to 6, on a series of exercises.

She ranked the severity of their stereotypical behaviors before, during, and after the sessions.

As the project progressed, Abigail’s theory seemed to be panning out: she saw a decrease in the children’s stereotypical behaviors. And, interestingly, certain neuromuscular exercises had a greater effect than others.

Abigail noted that “with exercises like walking and knee lifts, their behaviors weren’t as severe.” She also found that the more the children were able to focus on the activity, the greater the impact it had.

After completing this study, Abigail hopes to take her promising research further—with another degree. She plans to earn a doctorate in occupational therapy, making another big goal for herself: designing a gym that’s fully accessible for children with disabilities.

Students and staff say it all the time: there’s something about Wright State that makes our campus feel like a community. Like a family. Maybe it’s because we believe in welcoming everyone — all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. When we say come as you are, we mean it.

Here’s a quick rundown of some of the best features of our campus.

ATHLETICS

CIRCULAR CAMPUS

Whether you like to play or cheer on the home team, Wright State competes in NCAA Division I for men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, cross country, and track and field—14 intercollegiate teams in all.

Our campus is designed as a circle, so getting lost here is hard to do.

ARTS We have one of the best performing arts programs in the country, so you’ll get to see plays, musicals, concerts, and dances

by Raider up-and-comers.

Our campus also houses a fine arts gallery and the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures—yes, that Tom Hanks.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER If you come as a parent, then the child development center on campus supplies a safe and stimulating place for little ones to learn while you’re in class or lab.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Fraternities and sororities, student government, community service, ROTC— Wright State has lots of ways for you to find your niche, meet people, and explore your interests. The college also has more than a dozen career-related clubs, like the Association of Student Nurses, the African American Teachers Association, the Human Service Club, the American Sign Language Club and the Student Advisory Board.

CULTURE AND IDENTITY CENTERS We celebrate that each student comes as they are— as part of a family, a culture, an identity, and so much more. Our centers focus on connecting, inspiring, and supporting Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, LGBTQA, and women students, as well as those with neurodivergence or disabilities.

FITNESS Climbing gym?

Swimming pool?

Disc golf course?

Racquetball courts?

Kayaking? Yes. Pretty much any workout, fitness routine, or adventure activity you like—our gyms, fitness centers, fields, and courts can handle it.

FOOD Whether you come as a vegetarian or a three-times-a-day latte drinker, our campus dining options will satisfy you. You’ll also be taken care of if you experience food insecurity, thanks to the Raider Food Pantry.

HOUSING

ROWDY RAIDER

To get the full Wright State experience, there’s nothing like living on campus. Our comfortable and convenient residence halls and apartments let you meet tons of friends, dash to class in minutes, and skip the commute. #liveWright

Athletics mascot, campus superstar, and furry friend to all.

RAIDERSGIVING Every year, we host a free holiday meal for anyone who plans to stay local over the Thanksgiving holiday.

TUNNELS Our underground tunnel system is one of the largest in the country (for colleges, at least). It runs nearly two miles and connects 21 buildings.

As you move between classes, the tunnels will keep you comfortable, whatever the Ohio weather may bring.

The first airplane. The first airport. The first permanent flying school. The Wright brothers created them all—here in Dayton.

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W R I G H T S TAT E ’ S SUBURBAN CAMPUS SITS ABOUT 10 MILES F R O M D AY T O N .

Dayton is an affordable, midsized city with a vibrant arts scene, great restaurants, and easy access to outdoor adventure.

As a key player in the history of aviation — thanks to our university namesakes, the Wright brothers—Dayton also boasts one of Ohio’s top tourist attractions: the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Most importantly, major employers of all kinds call Dayton home, so college grads have access to jobs galore.

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COME AS A LIFE-CHANGER. BECOME A LIFELONG HELPER. The college has long-standing partnerships with hundreds of organizations in our area: school districts, health networks, social service agencies, nonprofits, and many more. With an education that includes field placements with these partners, you’re gaining valuable hands-on experience. You’re also making connections with leading professionals who get to see how good you are at changing lives. Many of our students receive job offers based on these connections—even before graduation.

Your degree will thoroughly prepare you to enter the workforce, take licensure exams, or further your education.

And because you’re heading into fields that are in demand and always needed, you’ll be employable immediately and over the long term. You can look forward to a lifetime of helping and healing with a Wright State education.

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CAREER ADVISING The college has an in-house career consultant who’s up to date on the latest in education, kinesiology and health, leadership, and human services. They’ll help you prepare for your post-graduation plans with résumé building, mock interviewing, and job application assistance geared toward what employers want today.

COLLEGE ALUMNI WORK FOR: Amazon CareSource Community Supports, Inc. Dayton Children’s Hospital Dayton-area public school districts Eldercare Connections Kettering Health Network Nationwide Mutual Insurance Premier Health PNC Bank Reynolds and Reynolds Speedway LLC United States Air Force

PERFORMANCE RESULTS Over the past five years, 97 percent of those who completed Wright State’s teacher preparation program passed the state’s licensure exams.

Teachers prepared at Wright State consistently perform above the state average on the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System.

In 2021, the pass rate for Wright State nursing students on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses was 85 percent (higher than the national average).

85 percent of 2018–2019 sports science graduates were employed or pursuing advanced degrees within a year of graduating.

NATIONWIDE, THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REPORTS: Career paths

Median annual wage, 2022*

Projected industry growth, 2022–32

Athletic trainers

$53,840

+14%

Exercise physiologists

$51,350

+10%

High school teachers

$62,360

+1%

Intervention specialists (special education teachers)

$62,950

+0%

Kindergarten and elementary school teachers

$61,620

+1%

Middle school teachers

$61,810

+1%

Nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists

$125,900

+38%

Occupational therapists

$93,180

+12%

Physical therapists

$97,720

+15%

Registered nurses $81,220

+6%

Social and community $74,240 service managers

+9%

Social workers

$55,350

+7%

Substance abuse $49,710 counselors

+18%

*The wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

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TUITION AND AID

MAKE A SMART INVESTMENT.

When you come here for a college degree, we know it’s a big choice. So we do everything we can to make sure it’s a big value.

TUITION

SCHOLARSHIPS

If you’re a new in-state student who completes your undergraduate degree in four years, we make you a promise: the cost of tuition, housing, and dining won’t change.

You can plan your budget and costs from the outset.

We recently redesigned our scholarship program to offer an increased number of awards that can reduce the cost of your education.

You can also count on this: Wright State’s tuition is among the lowest in Ohio for fouryear universities.

Just as we keep tuition costs low, we rank high in the economic mobility index.

This index looks at the cost of a four-year degree and compares that to postgraduate earnings. (You may sometimes hear this called return on investment.) Wright State is among the top 20 percent of universities and colleges in the country for economic mobility, and we’re #2 among public universities in Ohio.

Some scholarships are based on academic performance; some on financial need.

Award amounts vary and most are renewable each year, as long as you continue to meet the stated criteria.

FINANCIAL AID Enrollment Services (RaiderConnect) is your all-in-one resource for helping put together a full financial aid package. Your offer may include federal and state grants (which do not need to be repaid), federal and state loans (which do need to be repaid), workstudy, military benefits, or other options you can use to fund your Wright State education.

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COME AS AN ASPIRING WORLD-CHANGER. BECOME A RAIDER. At Wright State, you can get the kind of education that transforms lives—yours included. You will discover, develop, and reach your highest potential and gain the confidence to inspire and invoke change in your community and around the world.

We’re ready to meet you where you are and provide you with the tools you need to become a success—in your own right, on your own terms, and in your own way. Our dedicated faculty and staff are deeply committed to making your education accessible and valuable for your unique future.

Contact the College of Health, Education, and Human Services: wright.edu/cheh 937-775-2821 cheh-info@wright.edu

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY Apply for free today and get started on your one-of-a-kind journey.

YOUR TWO STEPS TO BECOMING A RAIDER 1. Visit wright.edu/apply or scan the QR code to submit your FREE application.

2. Submit your official high school transcript.

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