Healthcare Administration, BS, HA00

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 17 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - fulfilled by PSY 0100  or SOC 0110  and ECON 0202  
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - fulfilled by COMM 0100  or TH 0220  (both required)
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and one without lab - fulfilled by BIO 0180  and CHEM 0121  or PHYS 0120  
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - fulfilled by MATH 0125  (or higher)
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - 3 hours met by HS 0312  and 3 hours see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by HS 0305  
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Supporting Requirements: 25-26 Hours

• BIO 0180 - Essential Anatomy & Physiology 4
• COMM 0100 - Oral Communication 3
• MATH 0125 - Contemporary Mathematics 3  OR higher MATH course
• TH 0220 - Professional Interaction 3

Business Requirements: 30 Hours

• ACCT 0201 - Principles of Financial Accounting 3
• ACCT 0202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
• ECON 0202 - Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
• FIN 0350 - Financial Management 3
• GB 0320 - Business Communication 3
• MGMT 0237 - Using Information Systems 3
• MRKT 0300 - Principles of Marketing 3

Health Sciences: 34 Hours

• HS 0101 - Introduction to Health Professions 1
• HS 0111 - Medical Terminology 3
• HS 0310 - The Patient Experience 2
• HS 0312 - Biomedical Ethics 3
• HS 0315 - Managed Care/Population Health 2
• HS 0355 - Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety 3
• HS 0360 - Health Policy 3
• HS 0365 - Health Communication 3
• HS 0390 - Health Care Systems 3
• HS 0420 - Healthcare Management 2
• HS 0422 - Healthcare Info Management 2
• HS 0424 - Healthcare Financial Management 2

Electives: 12-13 Hours

As needed to total 120 credit hours***

HCA majors must earn a grade of ‘C’ or higher in all business requirements (including management), and all HS requirements (including capstone experience) in order to earn a BS in HCA.

Total Hours: 120

***Electives could include the new Health Stream Summer Internship, 6 credit hours ( not available yet)

Majors must earn a grade of ‘C’ or higher in all Business requirements (including Management) and all HS prefix requirements (including capstone experience) in order to earn a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration.