CORONAVIRUS Update: USAHS plans a full return to campus for 2021 Fall Term courses and lab sessions. USAHS expects to resume all in-person classes and on-campus academic activities, such as regularly scheduled residencies, weekend labs and course intensives, with the September 7 Fall Term start.
CTE Programs with Face-to-Face Instruction at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Summer 2021
For the Summer 2021 term, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) will offer labs and hands-on skills reinforcement intensives for students in its master’s and doctoral programs in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Nursing starting May 10, 2021 on its Austin, Texas campus, as well as its Dallas, Texas campus, during designated hours each day for the duration of the Summer Term, which is scheduled to conclude August 19, 2021. Students will participate in lab and skills reinforcement activities in small groups for several hours in each session. To ensure distancing, lab and skills sessions will be staggered over 7 days per week throughout the Summer Term. Students will be accompanied by a faculty member at each session. Course instruction will remain fully online for the Summer 2021 Term. This means there will be no in-person lectures on campus during the term. Students, faculty and essential support staff will come to campus only for skills reinforcement intensives and lab-related activities, and to support virtual learning and some limited research activities.
USAHS will be in full compliance with gathering parameters (currently a maximum of 19 individuals), CDC social distancing requirements, and use of daily health screening and appropriate protective equipment that includes surgical masks. USAHS team members have developed a detailed plan to ensure that CDC, as well as other guidelines, are followed closely to protect students, faculty and staff. This plan can be accessed on our website at https://www.usa.edu/return-to-campus/. Please note that all our students are mature, graduate level students in health sciences who are thoroughly trained in protective procedures and patient care. USAHS does not have dorms, student centers or athletic activities, and no common areas such as the library are open. This approach allows USAHS to meet accreditation requirements and support student success while complying with the guidance of July 20, 2020 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
