Health Administration (Completion Program), B.S.


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The purpose of the Bachelor of Science in health administration completion program is to provide advanced knowledge, values and critical judgment skills needed to assume leadership and management roles in healthcare environments. This program will prepare graduates for advanced employment and admission to advanced degree programs such as Master’s in business administration (MBA) or Master’s in health administration (MHA).

Admission Requirements

The health administration completion program at Coastal Carolina University builds on the foundation courses in associate degree programs and the liberal arts core curriculum. Admission to the program requires that students have earned either 40 credit hours, an Associate of Science, an Associate of Arts, a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from a regionally accredited college/university, or a bachelor degree of any kind including U.S. equivalent bachelor degree that is approved by the Core Curriculum Waiver petition with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average and a 2.0-grade point average (on a scale of 4.0) and be in good academic standing at the last institution attended.

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this program, students will be able to:

Apply theories of change and team leadership to management in health care.
Apply organizational theories, intellectual skills and competencies, and business principles when making decisions related to the utilization of human and fiscal resources in healthcare.
Apply a structured process when making ethical decisions.
Analyze the leadership role within a selected healthcare organization.
Analyze research data and evaluate its application to best practice policies and procedures in healthcare.
Design, implement and evaluate evidence-based services using market forces in healthcare.

Technical Requirements

All courses in this program will be delivered in a distance learning format using the Moodle Learning Management System. This system includes various requirements for communicating and submitting assignments. It is expected that for every three-credit hour course, students will spend an average of five to eight hours per week engaged in reading, studying, communicating, and completing assignments and assessments. Students who enroll in the Bachelor of Science in health administration completion program must have access (at home, at work, or through some other source) to a computer, internet service provider (high-speed connection—DSL, cable modem, or LAN), and an approved web browser. Students are expected to meet and or exceed the minimal recommendations for computer specifications. Please click here. Students must also have a basic level of computer skills and knowledge of computer operation. In addition, students should have a working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet web browsing.

Curriculum

This degree requires a total of 120 credits, with 45-46 of those credits dedicated to required courses specific to the program. Students with associate degrees in science and arts, bachelor degrees in science and arts, an approved U.S. equivalent bachelor degree, or a degree meeting the core waiver petition, will be exempted from core curriculum requirements. Students may transfer up to 90 credits from regionally accredited two-year and four-year institutions for degree credit. Those students that have current certification and/or licensure in a health care discipline may be awarded up to 12 credit hours for the courses completed in their technical discipline, licensure or certification. Those students who do not hold a current certification and/or licensure in a health care discipline but have an A.A., A.S., B.A., or B.S. degree will need to take an additional 12 credit hours of designated public health courses.

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all courses under major requirements.

Degree Requirements (120)

(without health care discipline certificate and/or licensure but accepted student has AA, AS, BA, BS, approved US equivalent Bachelors, or met the core waiver petition)

Core Curriculum Requirements

Core Curriculum is waived (Click Here)

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements (3-6+ Credits) *

Foundation Requirements (12 credits) *

Choose four courses from the following:

(up to 12 credits transferred from technical colleges)

Major Requirements (45-46 Credits)

Choose one course from the following statistics courses (3-4 Credits):

Complete the following courses (42 credits):

Electives (as needed to reach 120 credit hours)**

Note:

* Course credit hours only count once toward the total university graduation credit hour requirements. Click on Credit Sharing for more information.

** Coastal Carolina University offers a wide variety of online courses each semester.