BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

The American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) was originally founded in 1994 as a postsecondary
educational institution to educate and equip students for life careers in the field of health education and to
produce quality health care professionals for the community and the country. AUHS was founded by Dr. Kim
Dang and Pastor Gregory Johnson, who serves as Vice Chair member of the Board of Trustees. AUHS is the
first, Private for Profit, minority-owned, minority-serving, Christian-based University offering a bachelor’s degree
in nursing in the history of California. AUHS is a privately held corporation in the state of California.

AUHS exists to educate students from ethnic and culturally diverse groups who are prepared to make a positive
impact in meeting the health care needs of vulnerable populations through the provision of evidenced-based
practice. AUHS promotes its mission through a combination of creating a strong and caring academic
environment where excellence, diversity, and the development of the entire person including mind, body, and
spirit is addressed; and where teaching and learning, research, service, and scholarship is valued and
supported. The University’s core values are inspired by a strong belief in God and the Christian values of love
and caring for humankind, of justice and respect for all humankind, a holistic approach to education, promotion
of the intellectual, analytical, and critical thinking abilities of its students, evidence-based knowledge, service,
and a commitment to life-long learning.

AUHS offers the following programs of study: five (5) degree programs, two (2) post-graduate certificate
programs, and three (3) non-degree certificate programs:

A. Degree Programs of Study:
1. Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD),
2. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN),
3. Master of Science Degree in Clinical Research (MSCR),
4. Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN), and
5. Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science (BSPS).

B. Post-Graduate Certificate Programs of Study:
1. Post-Graduate APRN Certificate, and
2. Post-Graduate Certificate for Clinical Research Associate/Coordinator (CRA/C).

C. Non-Degree Certificate Program of Study
1. Pharmacy Technician Certificate.

Built on six acres, AUHS is located at 1600 East Hill Street in Signal Hill California, in a mixed
industrial/residential environment. The University occupies a 72,000 square foot complex comprising three
separate buildings, with a parking area that accommodates over 250 vehicles. AUHS is a non-smoking
environment and thus smoking is not permitted on the University grounds.

AUHS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all Employees and applicants without regard
to In furtherance of this commitment, the University strictly prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination and
harassment, which includes discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, (including traits historically
associated with races, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles),religion or religious creed (including
religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex (including pregnancy, perceived pregnancy, childbirth,
breastfeeding, and any related medical conditions), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
transgender status, transitioning status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member
status, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic
information, mental or physical disability, holding or presenting a driver’s license issued under Cal. Vehicle
Code Section 12801.9, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.