Health Care Administration B.S. - Major Code 1130 (1132)

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 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

• 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

• HCA 2112 - Introduction to Health Care Administration
• HCA 2211 - Medical Terminology
• HCA 2313 - 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 Seminar (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 .