BS in Health Care Administration, Leadership, FlexPath option
School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration specialization in Leadership focuses on providing a foundation upon which learners can build their professional skills surrounding effective change management and the leadership of high-performance teams in a variety of complex, dynamic health care environments. The specialization curriculum emphasizes evidence-based best practices for change leadership, planning and marketing, patient safety and quality improvement, health care economics, wellness promotion, team collaboration, and professional development that build a continuous learning system for sustainable health care delivery. Upon successful completion of this specialization, learners are prepared to pursue department-level management positions in a wide range of health care settings. Learners who pursue this specialization through the FlexPath option earn a BS in Health Care Administration through self-paced demonstrations of competencies.
General Education Requirements
Choose 22.5 program points with a minimum of 2 program points from each category; see General Education Courses, FlexPath option.†
Additional Program Requirements
Core courses
At least 21 program points
| NHS-FPX4000 | Developing a Health Care Perspective | 3 |
| BHA-FPX4002 | History of the United States Health Care System | 1.5 |
| BHA-FPX4003 | Present and Future State Developments within the United States Health Care System | 1.5 |
| BHA-FPX4004 | Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Health Care | 3 |
| BHA-FPX4006 | Health Care Regulation and Compliance | 3 |
| BHA-FPX4008 | Health Care Budgeting and Reporting | 1.5 |
| BHA-FPX4009 | Health Care Reimbursement Systems | 1.5 |
| BHA-FPX4010 | Introduction to Health Care Research | 3 |
| BUS-FPX4121 | Ethics in Health Care Management | 3 |
Specialization courses
At least 18 program points
Elective courses
At least 25.5 program points
Choose 22.5 program points of additional undergraduate courses.†
Capstone course
At least 3 program points
Taken during the learner’s final quarter:
| BHA-FPX4020 | Health Care Administration Capstone Project | 3 |
Total
At least 90 program points, including a minimum of 27 program points from the 3000-level and above
One or more courses in this program may require a prerequisite(s). Refer to the course descriptions for details.
Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.
† Learners in this degree program choose general education and elective courses from the FlexPath (-FPX) course list.
GuidedPath courses and FlexPath courses fulfill the program requirements and prerequisites for each delivery model.
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