Health Care Administration
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the health care industry is expected to generate 3.2 million new jobs by the year 2018. 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. Students who graduate with the BBA degree in Health Care Administration will have a business foundation in accounting, finance, management, economics, and personnel management, as well as a specialized foundation in health care administration and related health areas.
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
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.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
AND choose one:
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 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 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in
ECON 241.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| 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 - 7 hours
AND Choose one 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 - 27 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Health Care Administration Core courses.
Health Care Administration Electives - 6 hours
Choose two from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Health Care Administration electives.
General Elective - 0-2 hours
Total GEC Credit Hours (43-46 hours)
Required Business Core courses (42 hours)
Total required HCA courses (27 hours)
Total HCA Electives (6 hours)
Total General Electives (0-2 hours)
120 minimum hours required for graduation.