Associate of Arts in Healthcare Administration

Location

Curriculum

60 credit hours

Program Length

2 years

Accreditation

Regionally Accredited by SACSCOC

The Associate of Arts in Healthcare Administration provides students a solid grounding in essential principles and practices in healthcare administration. Many students continue their education by pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a Healthcare Administration major and ultimately a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Healthcare Administration.

Objectives

  • Demonstrate basic proficiency in essential business skills
  • Devise a personal philosophy of healthcare administration and leadership
  • Understand biblical-based Christian worldview that can be used in healthcare settings

Admission Requirements

  • Completed application
  • Official high school transcript or successful completion of General Education Development (GED) Testing Program
  • Applicants who have attempted 12 or more college credits post-high school must provide official college transcripts of all work completed or in progress. Recommended college grade point average (GPA) is 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (those with a GPA under 2.0 may be admitted on a provisional basis)

Completion Requirements

  • A minimum 60 total semester hours of credit
  • A minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
  • Completion of a minimum of 15 semester hours of CIU coursework
  • Completion of a biblical studies core that includes 9 hours of Bible/theology/ministry courses and at least one additional Interdisciplinary Bible-related course
  • Completion of the 15-hour Healthcare Administration concentration

 

Next online class starts August 14, 2023

Course of Study (60)

Bible/Theology/Ministry (9)

  • ICS 1210 - Discovering the Mission of God Credits: 3
  • MSD 1110 - Encountering Spiritual Formation Credits: 3
  • THE 2010 - Survey of Bible Doctrine Credits: 3

General Education (36)

  • COM 1010 - Communication for Leaders Credits: 3
  • CPT 1010 - Technology for College Credits: 3
  • ENG 1010 - College Writing and Research 1 Credits: 3
  • ENG 1020 - College Writing and Research 2 Credits: 3
  • HIS 2010 - World Civilizations Credits: 3
  • MAT 2010 - Personal Financial Management Credits: 3
  • PHI 1010 - Philosophy and Worldview Credits: 3
  • PHI 3010 - Personal and Social Ethics Credits: 3
  • PSY 2010 - Organizational and Industrial Psychology Credits: 3
  • SCI 2010 - Earth Science Credits: 3
  • SOC 1010 - Succeeding at CIU Credits: 3
  • SOC 2010 - Cultural Diversity Credits: 3

Healthcare Administration Concentration (15)

  • HCA 1110 - Introduction to Healthcare Administration Credits: 3
  • HCA 1010 - Intro to Public Community Health Credits: 3
  • HCA 2010 - Healthcare Management and Delivery Systems Credits: 3
  • HCA 2020 - Healthcare Finance Credits: 3
  • HCA 2410 - Healthcare Ethics and Medical Law Credits: 3