These students may also choose to move forward to the masters' degree program. The Family Nurse Practitioner Program provides a masters' degree, enabling graduates to take active roles in primary health care. Physical Therapy provides a five-year curriculum, leading to a masters degree. A unique focus in this selective program is retention for each matriculating student, a belief that each individual can and should succeed. Click here for more information.
Students begin to take occupational therapy courses in their freshman year.
There will be new lab space for the sole use of occupational therapy students. The program has an emphasis on the use of research and evidence as a means to justify practice. There is community service in the freshman and sophomore years to expose students to occupational therapy and the needs of people with disabilities in the community. As a value-centered private college, Husson provides natural opportunities for nursing and physical therapy students to pursue entrepreneurial interests and personal growth.