Healthcare Administration Major
Healthcare Administration, B.S.
The B.S. Healthcare Administration is designed to meet the needs of adult students who aspire to work in a wide variety of roles in healthcare. Program learning outcomes are incorporated throughout the curriculum in a scaffolded way to ensure mastery for all students, regardless of prior knowledge of or experience in healthcare. This major is designed to meet the needs of adult students who aspire to work in a wide variety of roles in healthcare. Program learning outcomes are incorporated throughout the curriculum in a scaffolded way to ensure mastery for all students, regardless of prior knowledge of or experience in healthcare.
Students with prior coursework, such as those with associate degrees, medical and science courses, or experiences as licensed practical nurses, dental hygienists, certified nursing assistants, and other direct healthcare work, may be able to apply transfer credits into healthcare core requirements in this degree, facilitating their career trajectory into administration or management.
Degree requirements for the Health Sciences major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives | 6 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| COM 111 | Fundamentals of Computing Technology | 3 |
| COM 112 | Fundamentals of Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| General Electives | ||
| HCA 300 | Healthcare Administration in the 21st Century | 3 |
| HCA 330 | Information Technology in Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HCA 340 | Strategic Human Resource Management for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| HCA 360 | Healthcare Quality Management | 3 |
| HCA 380 | Policy and Law in Health Services | 3 |
| or HCA 501 | Healthcare Law, Policy, and Ethics | |
| HCA 400 | Medical Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| HCA 420 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
| HCA 460 | Healthcare Marketing: Trends and Strategies | 3 |
| HCA 480 | Healthcare Administration Senior Seminar | 3 |
| General Electives | 44 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |