Welcome to the Department of Health Sciences

CWU Health Sciences prepares you for a rewarding career in the fast-growing health sciences field. At CWU, we put the focus on you—and your future.

We’re here for your future. With award-winning, experienced professors, opportunities for hands-on learning, and state-of-the-art facilities in a brand-new building, CWU has the right tools to help you succeed in the health sciences field and achieve your future goals. 
You will do something great. Working in the health sciences is about helping people. It’s about caring for others. CWU wants to help you do the work that moves our world forward by providing you with the skills to do great things in the health sciences field. 
You belong here. Central is the place where you can fit in. You can find others who share your interests and values, and stand by you as you pursue your personal and professional goals in the health science field. 
We build community. At CWU, you can build relationships and connections‑that will last the rest of your life. While studying health sciences, you will find mentors to guide you on your path to a career, and make friends, who will support you and encourage you on your journey to a rewarding health science career. 
Central at the center of a better future. CWU is your place. Your home. Your community. It is where you can find what makes you happy and what you want to do with your life. 

Degree and Admission Information 

Going Green

All Washington state-funded buildings are required to achieve at least a silver certification from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), which provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Some LEED features in the Health Sciences Building include: 

• Specially designed roof features a 9,500-square-foot solar array comprised of three sections. 
• Highly sophisticated direct digital control (DDC) environmental management system has internal heat pumps capable of transferring energy around the building. 
• “Waste heat recovery jacket” was installed on the exhaust stack at the central heating plant to provide heat for the building. This will allow the facility to be heated with energy that would otherwise be wasted. 
• Interior daylight controls limit energy consumption. 
• Interior lighting created by light emitting diodes (LED). 
• Limited number of parking spots encourage non-motorized transportation, which also promotes exercise. 
• A high percentage of materials were recycled from Hertz Hall, which was demolished to create the site. 
• Building features a variety of sustainable, recycled, and low-emission materials. 
• 13 vehicle charging stations in the parking lot encourage use of electric vehicles.