Healthcare Services, B.A.S.

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The Bachelor of Applied Science is a collaborative partnership with community colleges and employers in the UHCL service area. The program is designed for students with an Associate of Applied Science degree in the allied health professions. Upon their enrollment at University of Houston-Clear Lake, incoming students will transfer a significant portion of their vocation/technical credit hours earned through their associate program.

The HADM courses will be offered through UHCL’s Healthcare Administration Department, located in the Texas Medical Center. This curriculum prepares students in allied health professions to advance into an administrative position within their healthcare facilities. A minimum of 45 upper-level (33XX and 43XX) hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree. Students may not have 25% or more of their credits come from traditional business credits.

University Core Requirements (42 hours)

Communication (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL core approved list.

Mathematics (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL core approved list.

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL core approved list.

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL core approved list.

Creative Arts (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL core approved list.

American History (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL core approved list.

Government/Political Science (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL core approved list.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL core approved list.

Component Area Option (6 hours)

Choose SIX hours from the UHCL core approved list.

Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs are required co-requisites for the chosen science courses.

Major Requirements (27 hours) *

The following courses, or their approved equivalents, together with accounting and economics principles and business law, constitute the Business Core and are required of all business students. All courses within the Major Requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate.

HADM 3311 - Foundations of Healthcare Administration Leadership Credit Hours: 3
HADM 3322 - Financial Dimensions of Healthcare Administration I Credit Hours: 3
HADM 3333 - Healthcare Economics Credit Hours: 3
HADM 3351 - Physician Group Practice Management Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4312 - Healthcare Planning and Marketing Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4316 - Medical Reimbursement Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4326 - Hospital Operations Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4332 - Legal Dimensions of Healthcare Administration Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4341 - HR in Healthcare Administration Credit Hours: 3
HADM 4351 - Financial Dimensions of Healthcare Administration II Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

*Students may take HADM 3351 OR HADM 4326

Elective Requirements (18 hours)

Prescribed Elective Requirements (9 hours)*

PSYC 4370 - Nonexperimental Methods and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 3321 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4354 - Organizational Behavior Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 3301 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

*Students may take PSYC 4370 OR DSCI 3321 .

General Electives (9 hours)

Any three upper-level (33XX or 43XX) courses offered by Colleges of Business, Human Sciences and Humanities, Science & Engineering, or Education

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete the final 30 semester hours of 3000- and 4000-level coursework in residence at UHCL.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of upper-level (3000-4000 level) coursework: (1) in the major and (2) in residence at UHCL.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 on coursework completed at UHCL with grades of “C” or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of “C-” or below cannot be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.