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2018-2019 Catalog and Handbook 
    
2018-2019 Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration


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Academic Director: Ellen Karl, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA
CUNY School of Professional Studies
101 West 31st Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Email Contact: hsa@sps.cuny.edu  

The Program

Health Services Administration is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of hospitals, hospital networks, health care systems and public health systems, as well as clinics, nursing homes and smaller medical facilities. Typically termed medical and health services managers, these administrators are the planners, directors and coordinators who work behind the scenes to keep hospitals, nursing homes, group practices and other health care facilities running efficiently.

The online B.S. in Health Services Administration prepares students to be well-versed in topics specific to health care as well as knowledgeable in the principles of business. Specifically, students will be able to:

  • describe the role of supervisors, managers, directors, and administrators in health services organizations;
  • demonstrate entry-level management skills to plan, organize, direct and control the function and processes of a health service organization to ensure quality patient care;
  • apply budget information and financial analysis to making decisions within health service organizations;
  • evaluate laws and policy regulations as well as apply appropriate legal decisions and ethical considerations to the administration of health services organizations;
  • exercise proficient communication skills including written and oral communication;
  • engage in formal presentations and demonstrate technology competency with various electronic media; and,
  • integrate the disciplines of science, mathematics, humanities, critical thinking, ethics, information literacy, and project management to the study of the healthcare ecosystem.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants for bachelor degree programs at CUNY SPS must have a minimum of 24 earned credits from a regionally accredited institution, with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better.

 

Preferred applicants would hold a related associate degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and licensure or certification in an allied health science discipline or the full-time equivalent of two years’ employment in a health care setting.

Program Requirements


120 credits are required for the online Bachelor’s Degree in Health Service Administration

  • General Education - See below
  • Health Service Administration Requirements - 69 credits
    • Required Courses - 54 credits
    • Health Service Administration Electives - 15 credits
  • Free Electives - 9-15 credits

General Education Requirements


General Education    

  • 12 credits Required Core
  • 18 credits Flexible Core
  • 6-12 credits College Option

Articulation Agreements


Health Services Administration (BS)
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