Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Health Administration Major, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Health Administration Major, B.S.

College of Nursing and Health Professions >> Health Services 

63 or 68 hours

The Health Administration program delivers an educational program of study that prepares qualified graduates for entry-level positions in the professional practice sector of the health administration career field, whether in private, corporate, or governmental organizations, with a focus on both acute and post-acute care. The program is based on the competencies established by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Board (NAB). 

Health Administration Pre-Requisite Courses (11 Hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 215 - Introduction to Global Aging and Health Care

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HP 115 - Medical Terminology for the Health Professions
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 2
HP 211 - The Healthcare Delivery System and Healthcare Policy

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science-BS; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
PH 284 - Public Health
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3

Core 39 Courses Required for Health Administration (12 Hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 317 - Health Care Continuum and Community Services

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
HP 302 - Biostatistics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HP 498 - Current Concepts in the Health Professions

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
IPH 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3

Health Administration Core (33 Hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 425 - Health Facilities Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
HA 411 - Healthcare Leadership
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
HA 421 - Healthcare Finance
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HA 431 - Healthcare Quality
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
HA 444 - Organizational Behavior and Strategic Planning in Healthcare
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
HA 471 - Human Resource Management in Health Care
Term(s) Offered:
Credits: 3
HA 496 - Marketing and Competitive Strategy in Healthcare
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HI 301 - Health Informatics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
HP 475 - Professionalism in Health Care
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
PH 485 - Epidemiology
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
PH 486 - Public Health Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Internship or AIT Residency

Health Administration majors choose from either a two semester internship totaling 7 credit hours or a two semester administrator in training (AIT) residency totaling 12 credit hours.

Internship (7 Hours)

Students choosing the internship option will enroll in a 3 hour internship course one semester followed by a 4 hour internship course the next semester. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher when applying for the internship.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HA 481 - Internship in Health Administration I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HA 482 - Internship in Health Administration II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4

AIT Residency (12 Hours)

Students choosing the AIT Residency in long term care option will enroll in the 6 hour residency course during two consecutive semesters, for a total of 12 credit hours.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 499 - Administrator-in-Training Residency (taken twice)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 6
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