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Healthcare Administration, B.S.B.A.


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B.S.B.A.


 

   This program is part of the 4+1 Undergraduate to Graduate  program options. For questions regarding specific courses and concentration options, please consult with your Advisor, Campus Center or via email at: advising@park.edu.

Students taking the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program receive a broad education covering the major functional areas of business. This major will help a student prepare for a career in business or government leadership and provide him/her with knowledge and skills desired by all types of employers. It can also give one the background to organize and manage his/her family business. Graduates in business administration typically find jobs in business, production management, personnel management, marketing management, or financial management. Many serve their communities as marketing or management specialists in insurance, real estate, investments, banking, communications, manufacturing, retailing and wholesaling. A number of students with this major move into graduate study in law, management, or other business specialties.

Requirements For: B.S.B.A. Major – 60 Hours, 2.0 GPA


This program provides students with a comprehensive foundation of knowledge about the U.S. healthcare system, including its structure, regulations, operations, and management. Graduates of the program will have the ability to analyze the basic structures and operations of the healthcare delivery systems, use macro and micro factors to formulate administrative solutions to complex problems and challenges in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to effectively manage organizational resources to achieve institutional objectives. This degree will prepare students for various contemporary healthcare administration practices and functions in various healthcare settings. The intent of this program is to meet the educational needs of students who intend to pursue active careers in healthcare field or enroll in graduate work in healthcare administration.

Note:



MG306  is a required course for students with majors within the Robert W. Plaster School of Business and satisfies the requirement for EN306* 
EC141  and EC142  will satisfy the LE Social Science area.
 
 

Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.


Writing Seminar Requirements 6 cr.


EN105  and EN106  

Math Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

MA120 MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208   

Science with a Lab Requirement 4 cr.


Select one of the following: BI101 , BI111 , BI211 , BI212 , BI223 , BIO221 , BIO225 , BIO325 , BIO327 , BIO330 , BIO337L , BIO337 , BIO350 , BIO410 , BIO411 , BIO417 , CH101 , CH105 , CH107L , CH107 , CH108L CH108 , CH317L , CH317 , CH318L , CH318 , CH328 , CH329 , CH337L , CH337 , CH440 , GGP115 , GGP205 , GO130 , GO141 , GO151 , GO200 , GO310 , GO320 , PY155 , PY156 , PY205 , PY206 

 

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

AC435  ,CA302 , CS300 , EDU310 , MG495 , NS306 , PA380 , PH 103 , PH 221 , PH 224 , PH 308 , PS220 , SO220 , SW492 

 

Communications Requirements 3 cr.


CA103  or CA105  

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

 PO200 , or PO210  or HIS111   or HIS112   or HIS113   

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.


Select one of the following Art or English:

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN221 , EN232 , EN234 

 

And one of the following: 

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN221 , EN232 , EN234 , CA104 , CA116 , CA235 , ML235 , ML251 , PH101 , PH205 , PC202 , RE109 , SP110 , SP201 , SP202 , TH100 , TH101 

 

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

BI214 , CH101 , CH102 , CH105 , CH107 , CH107L , CH108 , CH108L , GGP115 , GGP120 , GGP205 , GO125 , GO130 , GO141 , GO151 , GO200 , NS220 , PY101 , PY155 , PY156 , PY205 , PY206 

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.


Select two of the following:

AN100 , CJ100 , CJ200 , EC141 , EC142 , EDU210 , FI201 , GGH110 , GGH200 , HIS104 , HIS105 , PO216 , PS101 , PS125 , SO141 , SO206 , SW205 

 

Seminar; Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the topics for LE300*

Graduation Requirements


Student Seminar 3 cr.


FYE100 First-Year Seminar  (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.


36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.


3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN306*  or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

EN306A , EN306B , EN306C , EN307 , EDU300 , CJ450 HIS455 , MG306 , NS306 , PA430 , PO405 , PS300 , PS406 , or SO310  

 

6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive ), composed as follows:

  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.

AR316 , AR498 , BIO498 , CA218 , CH342 , CJ221 , CS300 , EDU310 , EN201 EN 204 EN221 , EN232 , EN234 , EN490 , FW190 , GGP350 HC 263 ,  HIS261 , HIS453 , IDS410 , MA301 , ML251 , MG495 , NUR460 , PA432 , PO210 , PS315 , SO141 , SP320 , SW325  

Additional Requirements


Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

  • Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
  • A minor for Geography, B.S.  and Information Systems, B.S.  majors.
  • Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
  • Completion of degree specific requirements.
  • Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
  • Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
  • Submission of an Application for Graduation.

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