Healthcare Administration, B.S., Online

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The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration provides students with the skills needed to obtain entry-level management positions in the healthcare industry and to pursue career opportunities in healthcare administration.

A minimum of 57 upper-level (33XX and 43XX) hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree.

University Core Requirements (42 hours)

Communication (6 hours)

Mathematics (3 hours)

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Creative Arts (3 hours)

American History (6 hours)

Government/Political Science (6 hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Component Area Option (6 hours)

Field of Study - Business Administration

Undergraduate Field of Study (24 hours)

All courses in the Field of Study must be completed with a grade of “C-” or higher, unless a transfer student has completed their Business Administration and Management Field of Study at another Texas public institution.

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I - Financial Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 2302 - Principles of Accounting II - Managerial Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 1301 - Business Principles Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ECON 2301 (component 080) and MATH 1324 (component 020) are also recommended for Texas Common Core components.

UHCL Designation

University of Houston-Clear Lake designates the following two courses as necessary to complete the Field of Study

ISAM 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 3321 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3

Business Core (27 Hours)

The following courses, or their approved equivalents, constitute the Business Core and are required of all business students. No more than six hours of grades in the range of D+, D or D- are permitted in upper-level (33XX and 43XX) Business Core Requirement.

DSCI 3331 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3311 - Money and Banking Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3312 - Written Communications in Business Credit Hours: 3
FINC 3331 - Business Finance Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 3303 - Information Systems for Management Credit Hours: 3
LEGL 3301 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3301 - Management Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4312 - Strategic Management (Capstone) Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 3301 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements (21 hours)

HADM 3311 - Foundations of Healthcare Administration Leadership 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 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