BS in HealthCare Administration
Healthcare Administration Internship
The healthcare administration internship is designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply educational achievements in a health care setting. Students will be exposed to health care administration operations through project-based work. Project opportunities will vary and reflect both the participant’s learning goals and the needs of the health care organization.
To be considered for the internship, students need to:
- Declare healthcare administration as their major at least one semester before beginning the internship.
- Complete at least 12 credit hours in healthcare administration required courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.
- Have a current minimum 2.5 overall grade point average.
- Apply to the healthcare administration internship prior to their last semester before graduating.
- Complete the healthcare administration internship application three months prior to the internship semester.
- Provide resume to healthcare administration faculty.
- Interview with healthcare administration faculty and healthcare organization.
- Be able to provide their own transportation to the healthcare organization.
- Attend the healthcare organization’s orientation.
- Complete required immunizations from the healthcare organization.
- Obtain security badge from the healthcare organization.
- Have approval from healthcare administration faculty to complete internship.
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements. Grades of "C" or better are required in all HCAR courses.
BS in Healthcare Administration with Business Minor
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 1020 or CMPT 1100 | Micro-Computer Applications In Business or Microsoft Office Applications | 3 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| HHS 1000 | Health And Human Services/College Orientation | 1 |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| MATH 1320 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ECON 1200 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 2960 | Professional and Business Writing | 3 |
| HEAL 1800 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| SOC 1010 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| BUAD 2040 or ACTG 1040 | Financial Accounting Information or Principles Of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 1150 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| HEAL 2700 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Program Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| BUAD 2050 or ACTG 1050 | Accounting For Business Decision-Making or Principles Of Management Accounting | 3 |
| EXSC 1560 | Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| EXSC 1460 | Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Lab | 1 |
| HCAR 3000 | Introduction to Health Care Administration | 3 |
| Core Elective | 3 | |
| Program Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| BUAD 3030 | Managerial And Behavioral Processes In Organizations | 3 |
| HCAR 4560 | Services in Healthcare | 3 |
| MATH 2600 | Introduction To Statistics | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| BUAD 3010 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
| HCAR 4360 | Quality Improvement In Health Care | 3 |
| HCAR 4570 | Resources in Healthcare | 4 |
| HEAL 3800 | Death And Dying | 3 |
| PHIL 3370 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| HCAR 4530 | Problem Solving In Health Care Environment | 4 |
| HCAR 4550 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HEAL 4560 | Health Problems Of Aging | 3 |
| MGMT 3630 | Conflict Management: Mediation & Negotiations | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| HCAR 4540 | Field Experience In Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HCAR 4580 | Leadership and Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| HURM 3220 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- PLO 1. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment: Describe the healthcare system environment.
- PLO 2. Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Assess, analyze, and solve issues in healthcare.
- PLO 3. Communication: Develop professional written and oral communication skills with individuals and groups.
- PLO 4. Ethics and Professionalism: Displays personal and organizational conduct aligned with the ethical and professional standards expected of health care administrators that include a responsibility to the healthcare community.
- PLO 5. Students are able to explain key concepts in healthcare administration.