Health Care Administration
Mission Statement
The mission of the Health Care Administration program is to provide a high quality experiential-based education to prepare students to be highly competent, empowered, productive, and ethical health care leaders.
Students will learn core competencies in communications, knowledge and skills, and professionalism as necessary and appropriate to be highly successful and personally satisfied in a Health Care Administration career. Students will develop an awareness and appreciation of public, population, community, and individual health, and will strive to use their Health Care Administration education to serve and improve these important societal needs.
Components of the health care delivery system include hospitals, nursing homes, group medical practices, personal care homes, retirement centers, health maintenance organizations, medical sales, insurance, home health care, and other companies involved in providing medical services, supplies and equipment.
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
| | or | |
| HON 101 | First Year Honors Seminar | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101 or HON 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102 or HON 110.
Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 110, MATH 111, MATH 119, and MATH 121.
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Introduction to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in CIS 170.
Area II - The Arts - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
AND choose one from the following:
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HON 221 | Humanities & Social Sciences Honors Seminar | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 243 | Peoples and Cultures of the World in Sociological Perspective | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ECON 241.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one sequence from the following:
| HIS 111 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 112 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from any of the following:
Required Business Core Courses - 42 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Business Core courses.
Required Health Care Administration Courses - 24 hours
| HCA 300 | Principles of Health Care Administration | 3 |
| HCA 364/MGT 364 | Organizational Structure & Behavior | 3 |
| HCA 368/MGT 368 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HCA 389 | Health Care Administration and Clinical Administration Internship A | 3 |
| HCA 399 | Health Care Administration and Clinical Internship B | 3 |
| HCA 410 | Health Care Leadership and Management | 3 |
| HCA 422 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
| HCA 449 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Health Care Administration Core courses.
Health Care Administration Electives - 6 hours
Choose two from the following:
| HCA 321/MKT 321 | Marketing for Health Care Services | 3 |
| HCA 350 | Communication and Professionalism in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 421 | Long-Term Care Management | 3 |
| HCA 498 | Special Topics in Health Care Administration | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Health Care Administration electives.
General Elective - 3-7 hours
Total GEC Credit Hours (41-45 hours)
Required Business Core Courses (42 hours)
Total Required HCA Courses (24 hours)
Total HCA Electives (6 hours)
Total General Electives (3-7 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.