Degree Requirements

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Visit the General Education Program web site for more information:
http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education/

1. Communication (6 hrs)
2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
3. Humanities (9 hrs)
4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)

2. Common Prerequisites 
An associate's degree in a health profession practitioner content area and possession of, or eligibility for licensure, certification, or registration in a health profession is required in order to participate in the health professions education practicum component of the Health Science Concentration.

3. Interdisciplinary College Core (12 hrs)

• IHS 3101 Shaping Health Care in the 21st Century (3)
• IHS 3203 Management and Leadership in Health Care Organizations (3)
• IHS 4504 Research Methods in Health Care (3)
• IHS 4938 Senior Seminar (3)

4. Required Courses in the Major (18 hrs)

• HSA 3110 Principles of Health Services Administration (3)
• HSA  3111 US Health Care Systems (3)
• HSA 4191 Health Care Information Systems (3)
• HSA 4340 Human Resource Management in Health Services Organizations (3)
• HSC 4500 Epidemiology (3)
• IHS 3112  Legal & Ethical Principles of Health Care (3)

5. Concentration Requirements (27 hrs)

1. Health Science Concentration
   Required courses:
   • HSC 4231 Client Education in Health Care (3)
   • HSC 3243 Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions (3)
   • HSC 3720 Health Perspectives and Assessment in Health Professions Practice (3)
   • HSC 4250 Task Analysis & Curriculum Development in the Health Professions (3)

Electives in the Concentration--select 15 hours from the list below (#6).

2. Health Services Administration Concentration
   Required courses:
   • HSA 3150 Health Care Policy in the US (3)
   • HSA 4109 Principles of Managed Care (3)
   • HSA 4170 Models of Financial Management in Health Care (3)
   • HSA 4502 Risk Management in Health Services (3)
   • HSA 48171 Practicum in Health Services Administration (3)

Electives in the Concentration--select 12 hours from the list below (#6).

¹HSA 4817 can be waived for an upper division elective with at least 3 years of documented health services administration employment with supervisory responsibilities.

6. Electives in the Concentration
Required hours vary by concentration (see above):

• GEY 3001 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
• GEY 3002 Family Issues and Aging (3)
• GEY 3045 Nutrition for Older Adults (3)
• GEY 3302 Communicating with Older Adults (3)
• GEY 3320 Programs for Older Adults (3)
• GEY 3601 Aging and Human Performance (3)
• GEY 4643 Later Life Transitions (3)
• GEY 4644 Psychosocial Aspects of Aging (3)
• GEY 4903 Directed Study in Gerontology (1-6)
• GEY 49303 Topics in Gerontology (1-6)
• GEY 4941  Practicum in Gerontology (3)
• GEY 4943 Intergenerational Interactions (3)
• HSA 3124 Comparative Health Service Delivery Systems (3)
• HSA 3412 Transcultural Health Care (3)
• HSA 4140 Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
• HSA 4222 Long Term Care Administration (3)
• HSA 4901 Directed Study in Health Services Administration (1-6)HSA 49313 Topics in Health Services Admin (1-6)
• HSA 4817 Practicum in Health Services Administration (3) (may be repeated with permission of advisor)
• HSC 4265 Continuing Education for the Health Professions (3)
• HSC 4510 Statistical Methods for Health Care (3)
• HSC 4818  Practicum in Health Professions Education (3)
• HSC 4905 Directed Study in Health Professions Education (1-6)
• HSC 49322 Topics in Health Professions Education (1-6)
• LEI 4940  Recreational Therapy Clinical (1-3)

²May be repeated under various topics.

7. University Requirements (3 hrs)

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

8. Additional Electives (variable)
Additional electives may be required to each a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED 120 HRS

Progression Standards

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Earn a grade of C or better in each course.   A grade of C minus (C-) is considered less than a C.
• Refer to the Health Science Student Guidebook for further information on progression standards.  Guidebook available at:  http://www.fgcu.edu/chp/hs/currentstu.html

Additional Graduation Requirements

• Apply for graduation by deadline indicated in the university calendar.
• Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
• At least 48 of the 120 hours must be in the upper division (3000 and higher).
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• A minimum grade of C is required for all IHS interdisciplinary core, Health Science  major, and concentration courses.  A grade of C minus (C-) is considered less than a C.
• Complete all program requirements.
• At least 25% of coursework required for the degree and 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at FGCU.
• Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/