Health Care Administration (BS/MPH)

Admission Requirements

Students in the Health Care Administration (BS) program who are interested in the BS/MPH program should apply during the junior year and must have:

1. 60 credits of undergraduate coursework completed
2. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0
3. A minimum GPA of 3.3 in the Health Care Administration undergraduate major
4. A grade of B (3.0) or higher in MTH 090 or a higher-level mathematics course
5. Two letters of recommendation from faculty members in Health Care Administration

Requirements

Upon successful completion of the requirements for the BS portion of the program, the student is awarded the BS degree; upon successful completion of the remaining credits, the student is awarded the MPH degree.

Bachelor of Science

All requirements of the Health Care Administration Program (BS) , with the exception that students elect up to 17 credits at the graduate level to satisfy specified undergraduate requirements.

All MPH courses, including those elected to count toward both the BS and the MPH, must be completed with grades of B- (2.7) or higher.

Graduate-level courses that satisfy undergraduate requirements for the dual Health Care Administration BS/MPH program are:

• HCR 500 - Epidemiology (4)

• in place of 

• PHS 315 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3)

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• HCR 577 - Applications of Financial Management in Health Care (3)

• in place of 

• HCR 477 - Financial Management in Health Care (3)

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• HCR 578 - Performance Management in Health Care Organizations (3)

• in place of 

• HCR 478 - Healthcare Quality Management (3)

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• HED 547 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals (4)

• in place of 

• PHS 347 - Public Health Statistics (3)

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• PHS 562 - Cultural Competence for Public Health Practice (3)

• in place of 

• HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)

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• Note: If PHS 210  is elected in the BS program, PHS 503  is waived in the MPH program.

Master of Public Health

A minimum of 44 credits as follows, with grades of B- (2.7) or higher in each course:

C. Elective (3 credits)

One from:

• HCR 505 - Health Policy (3)
• HCR 506 - Research Methods (3)
• HCR 511 - Economic Applications in Health Administration (3)
• PHS 531 - Global Health (3)

• Another course chosen with approval of the advisor

D. Applied Practice Experience (2-3 credits)

• PHS 590 - Public Health Applied Practice Experience (2-3)

E. Integrative Learning Experience (2-3 credits)

• PHS 595 - Public Health Integrative Learning Experience (2-3)

F. Additional Requirement

MPH exit interview