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Vision: To be a nationally recognized residential college program that achieves excellence, prominence and leadership in the health professions through its graduates.
Mission: We develop leaders in the health professions by proactive engagement in Community, Leadership, Academics, Service and Scholarship (CLASS). |
This living, learning, and wellness community provides unique opportunities for students to carefully examine their interests and career options utilizing tremendous on-site resources. In addition to the quality services and programs in all CMU residence halls, the residential college offers these distinctive opportunities:
- Educational programs that will enhance your classroom learning and facilitate your professional goals
- Opportunity to live with others who have similar career aspirations
- A freshman year experience course, Introduction to Health Professions, offering interdisciplinary topics
- Increased opportunity for career information, advising, internships, professional networking and information about graduate programs
- Formal and informal out-of-class interaction with faculty in your academic field of study
- Core classes shared by residential college members
- Supplemental instruction sessions offered in your residence hall
- Study groups and quiet hours
- Monthly Community HPRC Meetings to connect residents with peers and university opportunities
- Co-curricular experiences
The Health Professions Residential College is located in Emmons Hall, a short walking distance to the new Health Professions Building and Rose Center / SAC. The Health Professions Building has been recognized as one of the most technologically advanced learning spaces for health professions education in the country.
Emmons Hall is a coed residence hall where men and women live in different suites on the same floor. The four or five person suites have private baths.
Who Should Apply?
Students interested in these fields of study:
- Athletic Training
- Audiology
- Health Administration
- Health Fitness
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Education
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Public Health Education and Health Promotion
- School Health Education
- Speech / Language Pathology
- Sport Studies
Enrolled Students Must Agree to:
- Be serious about their field of study
- Have and maintain a minimum 3.00 grade point average
- Show evidence of community and extracurricular involvement
- Have a signed major or letter of intent by the end of the fall semester
- Become involved in an academically related club or group
- Sign a behavioral agreement with the Office of Residence Life and the College of Health Professions, including agreeing to an alcohol-free environment.
The residents of the Health Professions Residential College believe in and are committed to the following values:
- A healthy Community supports and promotes the success of each individual member through active participation, respect for others, positive relationships, peer mentoring, openness, helpfulness and a spirit of collaboration among all the residents.
- The development of Leadership skills and habits of each resident significantly contribute to the success of the individual, as well as the overall success of the residential program, the groups they choose to become involved with and Central Michigan University.
- High Academic standards encourage students to learn effective study habits and utilize the maximum number of resources to enhance learning and achieve academic success.
- Engaging in Service opportunities broadens the student’s experiential base, supports the local communities, and helps students incorporate volunteerism into their lifestyle.
- Pursuing Scholarly endeavors such as involvement in research and writing contributes to the personal skills and the professional development of the student and models academic excellence.
Contact Information:
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow
College of Health Professions
Health Professions Building
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(989) 774-1850
(989) 774-1853 (fax)
email: rescolhp@cmich.edu
Internet: www.chp.cmich.edu/hprc
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