2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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Health Care Administration

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours

NOTE: Only required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 hours.
FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

 

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

 

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
and

AND Choose one from the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
PSY 201General Psychology

3
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

BIO 111General Biology I

3
BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1
and
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
or
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
or
PS 100Physical Science

4

Required Business Core Courses - 42 hours

ACC 211Principles of Accounting I

3
ACC 212Principles of Accounting II

3
BUA 101Introduction to Business

3
BUA 251Business Communications

3
BUA 340Legal Environment of Business

3
BUA 496Business Policy

3
CIS 170Intro to Microcomputer Applications

3
CIS 300Principles of Information Systems

3
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3
FIN 449Business Finance

3
MGT 363Principles of Management

3
MGT 460Business and Society

3
MGT 485International Business

3
MKT 362Principles of Marketing

3

Required Health Care Administration Courses - 27 hours

BIO 213Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 220/CHEM 220Medical Terminology

1
HCA 300Principles of Health Care Administration

3 hours
HCA 364/MGT 364Organizational Structure & Behavior

3 hours
HCA 368/MGT 368Human Resources Management

3 hours
HCA 389Health Care Administration and Clinical Administration Internship A

2 hours
HCA 399Health Care Administration and Clinical Internship B

3 hours
HCA 410Health Care Leadership and Management

3 hours
HCA 433/NUR 433Informatics in Nursing

2
PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3

Health Care Administration Electives - 6 hours

Choose two:

HCA 321/421 321Marketing for Health Care Services

3 hours
HCA 421Long-Term Care Management

3 hours
HCA 422Records and Information Management

3 hours

General Elective - 9 hours

Choose an elective from any discipline to bring the total number of credit hours to 120 for the degree.

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)
Required Business Core courses (42 hours)*
Total required HCA courses (27 hours)*
Total HCA Electives (6 hours)*
Total General Electives (0-1 hour)*

120 minimum hours required for graduation.

* indicates all courses require a "C" or higher. GEC Courses that require a grade of "C" or higher are: ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 110, MATH 111, and MATH 121.