2024-2025 Catalog
Healthcare Administration Online
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Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration
Meghan Hope, Program Director
16633 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 800
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: 214-305-9508
Email: meh17f@acu.edu
Faculty
Meghan Hope, College Assistant Professor
Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration degree program provides students with the scholarly and professional skills vital for impactful healthcare careers. The degree will prepare students for administration roles in the industry through an emphasis on leadership, ethics, community and public health, and knowledge of healthcare environments and operations. The program offers a Christian worldview and allows students to gain the fundamental skills and expertise to navigate this rapidly evolving, multifaceted industry. The program offers a track in community and public health as well as change management, allowing students to customize their program based on relevant areas of interest necessary in the modern healthcare industry.
Available Concentrations
Change Management
The healthcare industry is constantly changing. From new payer models, laws, and regulations to clinical advances and emerging technologies, healthcare administrators must be prepared to respond and lead through change. The Change Management concentration provides strategies and tools for healthcare managers to navigate the rapidly evolving healthcare industry. Students will select from courses in change management theory, crisis management in organizations, healthcare communication campaigns, conflict management in healthcare, and decision making in organizations.
Public and Community Health
The Public and Community Health concentration introduces students to population and public health theory and practices that contribute to the wellbeing of their communities and healthcare organizations. Introductory courses in Epidemiology, Global Public Health, and Health Disparities examine the many ways in which healthcare is so much more than what is found within the four walls of the hospital.
General
The General concentration offers broad exposure to the fields of healthcare administration and leadership. Students can customize their degree by selecting from courses in both the Public and Community Health and Change Management concentrations. This concentration allows students to identify courses specific to their individual interests and professional goals.
Accelerated MHA Program
Undergraduate students in the Healthcare Administration program who are committed to obtaining a graduate degree in healthcare administration may choose to pursue an integrated degree plan with pre-admission into the Masters of Healthcare Administration program. Students who meet the admission requirements for the accelerated MHA program may take up to 6 hours of graduate coursework within their final 30 hours of the undergraduate program. To be eligible to participate in the integrated program, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Interested students should apply during the last term of their junior year after consulting with their academic advisor. Admission to the accelerated degree plan does not guarantee full admission to the MHA program.
Graduate
Healthcare Administration
Meghan Hope, Program Director
16633 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 800
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: 940-642-2220
Email: meh17f@acu.edu
Faculty
Meghan Hope, College Assistant Professor
Introduction
The mission of the Master of Healthcare Administration program is to prepare leaders in health organizations by focusing on innovation in the healthcare industry and exploring how faith shapes the ethical challenges of patient care. This is accomplished through preparing students to:
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external healthcare constituents;
- Provide effective leadership through inspiring excellence, attaining shared vision, and achieving strategic goals;
- Align personal and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards including responsibility to the patient and community grounded in one’s Christian identity;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the healthcare system and the environment in which healthcare leaders function; and
- Apply administrative principles to the healthcare environment.
The MHA consists of 36 credit hours.
Available Concentrations
Healthcare Operations
The Healthcare Operations concentration focuses on systems and practices necessary for the administration of healthcare services. Students will explore the unique considerations of leading healthcare interdisciplinary teams, tools for population health management, and the use of information systems to drive clinical and administrative decision support. Students completing this concentration will be prepared to manage a variety of healthcare organizations.
Leadership
The Leadership concentration focuses on the tools and techniques that healthcare administrators use to inspire their teams and ensure the quality delivery of patient care. Coursework examines theoretical and practical models of leadership and strategies for leading organizational change. Students will also gain an awareness of their personal leadership and communication styles.
General
The General concentration offers broad exposure to the field of healthcare administration and leadership. Students can customize their degree by selecting from courses in the Leadership and Healthcare Operations concentrations. This concentration allows students to identify courses specific to their individual interests and professional goals.
Admission Requirements
- Application for admission with a nonrefundable processing fee.
- An official transcript(s) in English (or translated to English) of all previous colleges attended. The transcript must indicate an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college, university, or equivalent.
- A 3.0 or better cumulative undergraduate GPA. Provisional admission may be given to students with a 2.5-2.99 cumulative undergraduate GPA, with full admission granted after successful completion of three courses with a 3.0 or higher GPA.
- Acknowledgement of the Christian identity of the university and program.
- Resume or CV.
International applicants to the MHA will be required to complete the standard graduate application requirements for all international students applying for an ACU graduate degree, including TOEFL scores and transcript assessment for degrees completed outside the United States.
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration
The Certificate in Healthcare Administration is a 15-credit-hour, fully online program offered for students who are not seeking a graduate degree but desire specialized training in healthcare administration and leadership necessary for guiding delivery of healthcare services. This certificate will provide an introduction to healthcare administration, leadership and health policy. Students then customize their experience by selecting 9 hours from a menu offering of various graduate healthcare administration courses.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for the Certificate in Healthcare Administration are:
- A completed application for admission with a nonrefundable application fee;
- An official transcript(s) in English (or translated to English) of all previous colleges attended. The transcript must indicate an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or equivalent;
- A cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Provisional admission may be given to students with a 2.5 to 2.99 cumulative undergraduate GPA. The program director will evaluate applications on a case-by case basis
- Resume or CV that includes any related experience in the healthcare industry.
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