The bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in health care administration helps prepare you for a career in the health care industry. Graduates of the program find employment as health service managers with various organizations, including hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, and nursing homes. In addition, the program provides excellent preparation for graduate study in business or health care administration.

Students electing to follow the extended care track are eligible to take the State and Federal Nursing Home Administrators’ Licensing Exam upon graduation.

Students in the extended care track are required to complete a total of 800 on-site hours in a health care facility by using a combination of BUHE 3890 and 4685.

Accreditation

The health care administration program’s curriculum meets the Board of Nursing Home Administration’s (BENHA) standards, and the program has been accredited by the board. This accreditation allows students who complete the bachelor of science in business administration degree with a concentration in health care administration, extended care track, to sit for the state and national nursing home administration exams. BENHA approves programs whose curriculum provides the content and practical experience necessary for a student to gain the competencies to be a successful licensed nursing home administrator. The program at Shawnee State University is the only business degree program in Ohio with this accreditation.

The Long Term Administration program at Shawnee State University successfully passed the National Accreditation Board for Nursing Home Administrator’s accreditation survey and holds both NAB and BENHA accreditation for this program.

Career Opportunities

Students choosing the long-term care track in the health care administration program at Shawnee State are entering a challenging and growing career field. As the population grows older, the needs of the elderly are becoming greater. Graduates with this degree are competent to manage and work in home health, assisted living, and other health facilities designed to care for the elderly.

For students interested in primary care, the health care administration program offers an acute care track which focuses on management and administrative careers in hospitals, clinics, and managed care. There is also a growing need for individuals to work in these types of facilities.

The health care administration program offers a solid business base with courses specific in health care administration and provides the graduate a variety of employment opportunities in the rapidly changing health care environment. This program also provides the necessary courses in preparation for graduate school.

Class Scheduling

Health care administration courses are offered late in the afternoon and in the evening to accommodate the working professional.

Suggested schedule:

 

	Course #	Course Name	Cr
Semester 1	ENGL 1101 OR	Discourse and Composition (A) OR	5
	ENGL 1102	Discourse and Composition (B)	3
	GEP	Social Science	3
	BUHE 3000	Medical Terminology for Health Managers	3
	BUIS 1010	Computer Applications 1	3
	BUHE 3100	Orientation Health Care System	3
		Total	17

 

Semester 2	ENGL 1105	Composition and Argumentation	3
	BUOA	1140 or 1150 or 1170	3
	ELECT	Elective	3
	GEP	Natural Science (above 1120)	4
	MATH 1500	Principles of Statistics	3
		Total	16

 

Semester 3	BUAC 2010	Intro Financial Accounting Principles	3
	ECON 2201	Microeconomics	3
	BUMG 2900	Professional Communication & Development	3
	GEP	Cultural (Non-Western)	3
	BUHE 3120	Health Care Personnel  Management	3
	GEP	Fine Arts	3
		Total	18

 

 

 

 

Semester 4	ECON 2202	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	PYSC 3130	Psychology of the Adult	3
	MATH 1700***	MATH 1700	3
	BUAC 2030	Intro Managerial Accounting Principles	3
	BULW 2700	Legal Environment of Business	3
	BUMG 3100	Management Principles	3
		Total	18
Semester 5	BUFI 3450	Management Finance	3
	BUMG 3550	Quantitative Methods in Business	3
	BUMK 3100	Marketing Principles	3
	GEP	Western Perspective	3
	BUHE4150/	Admin. In Acute Care Facilities
	BUHE4100	or  Patient Care Issue in Long Term	3
		Total	15
Semester 6	BUMG 3850	Production/Operations Management	3
	PSYC 3131	Death and Dying	3
	GEP	Natural Science (NTSC 1100 suggested)	3
	BUHE 4200	Problems & Policies in H/C Mgt.	3
	GEP	Ethics	3
	BUHE 3890	Practicum	3
		Total	18

 

Semester 7	BUAC 3030	Accounting  App for Mgt Decisions	3
	GEOG 3310	Medical Geography: Geog of Life and Death	3
	BUHE 4110/	Admin. In Extended Health Care Facilities	3
	BUHE4160	or Mgt. Issues in Acute Care Facilities
	IDST 4490	Senior Seminar	3
		Total	12
Semester 8	Elective	Elective	3
	ETCO 2225	Ind. Mgt. and Occupational Safety/ Health	3
	BUMG 4850	Business Policy & Strategy	3
	BUHE 4685 /	Internship inExtended Care Facilities	4
	BUHE 4585	or Internship in Acute Care Facilities
	BUHE 4300	Health Care Finance/Reimbursemen	3
		Total	16

 

Consult your advisor if you have questions or are unsure which course/program you should pursue.

 

***MATH 1700 has a prerequisite of MATH 1020.