91女神's accelerated B.S. in health management to the M.H.A. in health administration is designed for students who demonstrate academic success in health management and related coursework. Both of these degrees are offered through 91女神's College for Public Health and Social Justice, which is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
This accelerated program enables health management majors to obtain their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. Students then enter the workforce up to a year earlier than with a traditional two-year M.H.A. program. Students apply to the accelerated program during their junior year, and accepted students begin graduate coursework during their senior year. Students retain undergraduate status, financial aid and tuition rates until their undergraduate degree is conferred after year four. At that time, students attain official graduate student status, pay graduate tuition and become eligible for graduate assistantships.听
For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following 91女神 programs:
Accreditation
The Master of Health Administration is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, the Council on Education for Public Health, and the Higher Learning Commission.
91女神 students in the health management major who meet the eligibility requirements may apply in the fall semester of their junior year.
Eligibility requirements include:
- Students must be in their fifth semester of collegiate study.
- Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40.
- Students must demonstrate a plan to complete 90 of the 120 credits required for their health management major by the beginning of their fourth year of studies.
- Students must be eligible to complete the accelerated curriculum with no more than 16 credits during any semester in year four of the program.
- Students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing with 91女神 and the College for Public Health and Social Justice.
- Students must demonstrate the potential for leadership in the field of health management. This can be done through engagement in volunteer activities or work experience.
The policies associated with application to the accelerated B.S./M.H.A. and program details can be found in the听CPHSJ Undergraduate Public Health Student Handbook.
The accelerated health management B.S./M.H.A. program allows students to use up to 30 graduate credits toward their undergraduate degree, but most students use 28 graduate credits to count for both degrees.听
Students must meet all requirements for the B.S. and the M.H.A. as outlined in their program requirements. In addition, students must have a 3.40 cumulative GPA to be admitted into and continue into the accelerated program, and to progress into the master's portion of the accelerated program.听
Continuation Standards
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.40 in order to participate in the accelerated and graduate program
- Minimum grade of B- in all graduate-level courses
- Minimum grade of C in all B.S. in Health Management major courses
- Minimum grade of C- in major pre-requisite courses
- Minimum grade of D in all core courses
- Minimum grade of D in all remaining general elective courses counting toward the minimum 120 credits required for graduation
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment听unless otherwise noted. 听
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE听1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar | 2-3 |
| CORE听1500 | Cura Personalis 1: Self in Community | 1 |
| CORE听1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 15-16 |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT听2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| CORE听1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| HMP听1300 | Contemporary Challenges in Health Care | 3 |
| MATH听1400 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
| PUBH听2100 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 15 |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE听1200 | Eloquentia Perfecta 2: Oral and Visual Communication | 3 |
| CORE听1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| ECON听1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| HMP听2300 | Population Health Management | 3 |
| General Elective: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society Attribute | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 15 |
| Spring | ||
| CORE听2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CORE听3600 | Ways of Thinking: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| HMP听2500 | Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| General Elective: Eloquentia Perfecta - Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| General Elective: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| General Elective | 2-3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 14-15 |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Critical course: 听Eligible students formally apply to the Accelerated Program. | 听 | |
| CORE听2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 2-3 |
| CORE听3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| CORE听3500 | Cura Personalis 3: Self in the World | 1 |
| PUBH听4100 | Biological Basis of Public Health | 3 |
| General Elective: Reflection in Action Attribute | 2-3 | |
| General Elective: Global Interdependence | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 14-16 |
| Spring | ||
| Department reviews applications, conducts interviews, and qualified students are notified of acceptance. | 听 | |
| BST听3100 | Applied Biostatistics I | 3 |
| CORE听4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 2-3 |
| EPI听4000 | Intro Epidemiology: Foundations & Practice | 3 |
| HMP听3400 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| HMP听3500 | Health Care Human Resources Management | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 14-15 |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| Formal participation in the Accelerated Program begins. Students maintain undergrad status and take a maximum of 15 credits. | 听 | |
| HMP听5000 | Health Care Organization | 3 |
| HMP听5030 | Introduction to Health Care Accounting | 3 |
| HMP听5190 | Analytical Methods for Health Management | 3 |
| HMP听5300 | Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP听5900 | Health Management and Policy Rounds | 1 |
| PUBH听5010 | Mission and Practice of Global Public Health | 2 |
| 听 | Credits | 15 |
| Spring | ||
| Students take a maximum of 16 credits. B.S. degree is conferred in May. | 听 | |
| HMP听4600 | Strategic Management in Health Care | 3 |
| HMP听5110 | Health Operations Management | 3 |
| HMP听5200 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HMP听5500 | Health Policy | 3 |
| HMP听5700 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
| HMP听5900 | Health Management and Policy Rounds | 1 |
| HMP听5950 | Special Study for Exams | 0 |
| 听 | Credits | 16 |
| Summer | ||
| HMP听5910 | HMP Internship | 1 |
| 听 | Credits | 1 |
| Year Five | ||
| Fall | ||
| HMP听5130 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
| HMP听5390 | Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy | 3 |
| HMP听5400 | Legal Aspects of Health Services Management | 3 |
| HMP听5900 | Health Management and Policy Rounds | 1 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| 听 | Credits | 16 |
| Spring | ||
| HMP听5340 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| HMP听5710 | Financial Aspects of Health Care | 3 |
| HMP听5800 | Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP听5950 | Special Study for Exams (Section 02) | 0 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| 听 | Credits | 15 |
| 听 | Total Credits | 150-155 |
For additional questions about undergraduate admission, please contact:
Katie Linnenbrink
Administrative assistant
Tegeler Hall 300 West
314-977-3934
katie.linnenbrink@slu.edu