About

The College of Health Sciences and Human Services at Cal State Monterey Bay is home to four academic departments and more than a dozen majors, minors and programs.

Our Mission

Strengthening the quality of life of the diverse communities with whom we live, work and serve through collaborative and community-informed education, research, training and service.

Our Vision

Creating health, fitness and well-being in a socially just environment that honors equality, inclusiveness, cultural responsiveness and active community engagement.

Our Guiding Principles

We’re guided every day by these principles: 

• We are committed to excellence in ethical practice and professionalism.
• We value innovative and passionate teaching and engaged learning.
• We strive for the highest standards in quantitative and qualitative scientific inquiry and presentation.
• We are driven to action by our commitment to student, faculty and community excellence.
• We pledge to engage our community in collaborative leadership, in an effort to create culturally responsive environments that foster well-being.
• We honor the resilience of those who are the first in their families to attend college and advocate for family inclusion in the educational experience.
• We advocate for the needs of the underserved and marginalized through community-based participatory research and direct service.
• We recognize the contributions of cultural capital to academic success.
• We value our legacy of service to our country and embrace the opportunity to promote health, fitness and well-being.

Accreditation

The Master of Social Work program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

The Nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.