BS in Allied Health Administration
A Bachelors Degree in Allied Health Administration for Health-Care Professionals
The Bachelor of science in Allied Health Administration is designed for health-care professionals seeking the academic background to prepare them for advancement into management/administrative positions within their own areas of expertise or in healthcare in general.
The degree format features a strong general education and administrative/business component in order to provide an academic foundation for health-care administrative positions.
Other than general education or cognate requirements that a student may need to complete, the degree is configured to have a core of 27 semester credits of business and administrative courses and a 4-credit Practicum in Administration.
The practicum, the last component of the degree, takes place at an affiliate institution with an administrator/manager in the student’s own discipline. (e.g. For a respiratory therapist, the practicum would be with a Respiratory Therapy Department administrator.)
| Degree Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Transfer credits accepted from AS degree or certificate program | 34 |
| General education (complete Bachelor of Sciences general education requirements) | 46 |
| Business/Administration Courses | 27 |
| Practicum Administration | 4 |
For further information about the Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Administration degree see the Bulletin.
