Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2017-18 NSU Undergraduate Catalog Program: Health Care Administration B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Health Care Administration B.S.

OSRHE Program Code: 004
CIP Code: 512211

Major Code: 1130
Option Code:

  • 1132 - Health Care Administration

A minimum grade of C is required.

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 46 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years.  For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements.  However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements.  Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information.  Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  See General Education Requirements for more information.

Business Requirements - 33 hours

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ACCT 2103 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 2203 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BADM 3933 - Business Statistics #
or  MATH 3513 - Statistical Methods #
BADM 3963 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making
ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics #
ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics #
FIN 3213 - Principles of Finance
or  ORGL 3443 - Survey of Fiscal Management #
IS 3063 - Principles of Information Systems
IS 3113 - Business Communications #
or  ORGL 3223 - Professional Communication #
MGMT 3183 - Principles of Management
or  ORGL 4333 - Leading and Managing
MKT 3213 - Principles of Marketing
or  ORGL 4443 - Markets and Stakeholders

HCA Administration Requirements - 33 hours

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
HCA 2112 - Introduction to Health Care Administration
HCA 2211 - Medical Terminology
HCA 3413 - Coding, Billing and Insurance in Health Care
HCA 3113 - Aging Processes and Long Term Care #
HCA 3213 - Public Health & Global Initiatives in Health Care #
HCA 3313 - Finance for Health Care Management
HCA 3533 - Group Practice Management
HCA 4223 - Epidemiology for Health Care #
HCA 3713 - Health Care Policy & Law
or  BLAW 3003 - Business Law I
or  CR J 3823 - Health Care Law #
HCA 4950 - Health Care Administration Capstone (1 hour)
HCA 4990 - Health Care Administration Practicum (2 hours)

HCA Electives (6 hours)

Major Total - 66 hours

Additional Degree Information - College of Business and Technology

In addition to general education and program requirements stated above, additional hours may be needed to satisfy all minimum degree requirements listed below.

  • English Proficiency: Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
  • ​A minimum of 124 hours is required. PE activity is limited to four hours. Prior learning credit (CLEP, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc) is limited to 30 hours.
  • ​A minimum of 30 hours in residence (from NSU) is required for graduation. PE activity is limited to four hours. Hours in residence exclude zero-level courses and prior learning credit such as CLEP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc.​
  • A minimum of 40 hours of 3000/4000 level courses is required for graduation.  ​
  • A minimum of 60 hours from a 4-year school is required for graduation excluding zero level and PE activity courses.
  • At least fifty percent of the major requirements must be upper division courses (3000 and 4000 level).
  • At least 18 hours or fifty percent of the major, whichever is greater, must be satisfactorily completed at NSU.
  • The minimum number of credit hours required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences varies based on the type of degree.  B.B.A and B.T. degrees require at least 40 hours and the B.S. degree requires at least 55 hours.  Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.

For more information, see Bachelor’s Degree Requirements.

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