This Handbook is designed to provide important information. Students are required to read the entire document and abide by the policies herein.
Mission Statement
Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) is a Seventh-day Adventist institution specializing in healthcare education in a faith-affirming environment. Service-oriented and guided by the values of nurture, excellence, spirituality, and stewardship, the University seeks to develop leaders who will practice healthcare as a ministry. ADU fulfills this mission by developing skilled professionals who live the healing values of Christ.
Vision Statement
Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) embraces the benefit of whole person care as demonstrated in the life and ministry of Christ. The University is dedicated to developing skilled professionals who live the healing values of Christ. Graduates who live these values effectively extend the healing ministry of Christ.
Nurture
Adventist University will be an institution that encourages the personal and professional growth of its students, faculty, and staff by nourishing their spiritual development, fostering their self-understanding, and encouraging a zeal for knowledge and service.
Excellence
Adventist University will be an institution whose programs are built upon an optimal blend of superior pedagogy, technology, and spiritual values, a blend designed to lead to the highest level of professional practice by its graduates.
Spirituality
Adventist University will be an institution where Christian professionalism is such an integral part of its programs and practices that it becomes the distinguishing characteristic of the organization.
Stewardship
Adventist University will be an institution where the wise stewardship of its human, intellectual, financial, and physical resources enables the University to achieve outcomes consistent with its mission.
Spiritual Foundation
Students at Adventist University are encouraged to take the opportunity to explore the spiritual dimensions of their lives. The faculty, staff, and administration are committed to providing a spiritual environment. This commitment grows out of beliefs and values, some of which are held in common with other Christian organizations and some that are unique to this institution.
At the core of who we are is the belief in a loving, creating, redeeming God. As His children, we are all the recipients of His care and are the objects of His saving power. This fact gives great value to each of us. It is out of this knowledge that self-worth grows and is the basis for the respect extended to every person. This value also calls each of us to a high level of integrity and honesty in our dealings with self and others.
These beliefs manifest themselves in several important ways in a Seventh-day Adventist university. In honor of God’s finished work of creation, we celebrate the Sabbath as a weekly reminder of that act of love. School facilities are closed from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday to allow those who wish to enjoy a weekly Sabbath. In honor of God’s finished work of salvation at the cross, we encourage you to find your spiritual rest in Him.
Out of respect for our bodies, minds, and spirits as wonders of God’s creation, Adventist University of Health Sciences promotes a positive, balanced lifestyle. This includes encouraging regular exercise, a healthy diet, and the avoidance of substances which impair the optimal functioning of body, mind, and spirit.
Finally, the faculty, staff, and administration of Adventist University believe that God has a plan for your life. We are committed to helping you find and fulfill that plan. As you do so, join us in becoming instruments of God’s love. Let’s make a difference in our world!
Nondiscrimination Statement
Adventist University of Health Sciences maintains a policy of equal education opportunity for all applicants without regard to sex, race, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, color, or national or ethnic origin. Adventist University does not discriminate in its educational or admission policies, financial affairs, employment programs, student life, or services in any University-administered program.
This notice is provided as required by the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forward to the Title IX Coordinator, Starr Bender at:
Adventist University of Health Sciences
Compliance/Human Resources
Attn: Starr Bender
671 Winyah Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
Ph. (407) 303-5765
starr.bender@adu.edu
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Associates of Science Programs
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Pre-Professional Studies
Radiography
Bachelor of Science Programs
Biomedical Sciences
Conductive Education
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Health Sciences
Healthcare Administration
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Nursing
Graduate Programs
Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Conductive Education
Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Occupational Therapy
MS Nurse Anesthesia
MS Physician Assistant Studies
Doctor of Physical Therapy*
ADU Online
B.S. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
B.S. Nursing (RN-BSN Option)
B.S. Radiologic Sciences
Executive Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Healthcare Administration in Strategy and Innovation
Advanced Imaging Certificate in Vascular Interventional Radiography
Advanced Imaging Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Advanced Imaging Certificate in Computed Tomography
Learning Outcomes
Adventist University strives to create an educational environment that fosters the inculcation of its four core values: Nurture, Excellence, Spirituality, and Stewardship. From those four ideals the University has identified seven learning outcomes which inform its curricular and extracurricular endeavors with the goal that they be manifested in the lives of its graduates.
Caring
The ADU graduate will be a caring professional who possesses a willingness to nurture other individuals in the context of healthcare as a ministry.
Communication
The ADU graduate will be an effective communicator who possesses appropriate verbal, nonverbal and written skills in the practice of healthcare as a ministry.
Critical Thinking
The ADU graduate will be a critical thinker who gathers relevant information and analyzes and uses that knowledge in practicing healthcare as a ministry.
Ethical/Moral
The ADU graduate will exhibit the characteristics of a Christian professional: treating everyone with respect and dignity in the context of healthcare as a ministry.
Professional Expertise
The ADU graduate will demonstrate professional expertise by passing appropriate professional examinations and exhibiting proficiencies within the context of healthcare as a ministry.
Service to the Community
The ADU graduate will be one who fulfills their social, civic and environmental responsibilities in their involvement of healthcare as a ministry.
Lifelong Learning
The ADU graduate will be a lifelong learner who pursues excellence and the ongoing acquisition of knowledge and professional expertise.
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Adventist University of Health Sciences believes that assessment of learning outcomes and general education competencies should include:
- Both direct and indirect measures
- Assessments at the class level where a variety of techniques can be employed
- Student self-assessment
- Alumni self-assessment
- Use of nationally normed instruments where appropriate and available.
Accreditation
Accrediting Bodies
Inquiries about Adventist University of Health Sciences accreditation* should be directed to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
*Effective November 11, 2015, Adventist University of Health Sciences has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates that the program is progressing toward accreditation and may matriculate students in professional courses. Candidate for Accreditation is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.
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