The Health Services Administration Certificate Program is designed to prepare individuals who seek specialized education and certification in health services administration. The flexibility of the program offers baccalaureate degree graduates the opportunity to acquire expertise and specialization in line with their interest, needs and career applications in health services administration. The program embraces different backgrounds and interests and is appropriate for individuals who wish to gain further interdisciplinary education in health services administration. It is suited for graduates from
any undergraduate major particularly those in business administration, finance, health administration, nursing and other allied health professions;
Master's of Business Administration (MBA) or other master's level degree programs in nursing and other allied health professions;
and physicians, dentists and other professional clinicians.
The program requires the completion of 21 credit hours of courses, 15 of which are required courses. An internship is offered in health services administration as an elective. Completion of 15 credit hours is required prior to beginning the internship. The program is offered on a part-time basis
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Submission of a FGCU Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree Application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Submission of a completed application for the Health Services Administration Certificate program to the Division of Health Sciences.
Graduation from a baccalaureate level program or a graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university documented by official transcripts.
Minimum score of 550 on TOEFL or 6.5 or IELTS for international students who speak English as a second language.
Applicants may apply for either spring or fall admission.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (15 hrs)
HSA 5115 Health Services Management and Operations (3)
HSA 6155 Health Policies and Economic Issues in Health Services Organizations (3)
HSA 6179 Models of Financial Management and Operations (3)
HSA 6342 Human Resource Management for Health Care Managers (3)
HSA 6385 Planning, Evaluation, and Quality Management (3)
Electives (6 hrs)
Select 6 hours from the following:
HSA 5103 US Models of Health Care Practice (3)
HSA 5112 Comparative Health Services Delivery Systems (3)
HSA 5126 Concepts & Principles of Managed Care (3)
HSA 5225 Long Term Care Administration (3)
HSA 6149 Planning & Mktg Health Services (3)
HSA 6198 Informatics and Health Management Information Systems (3)
HSA 6930 Topics in Health Services Admin (1-6)
HSA 6933 Entrepreneurship in Health Services Administration (3)
HSA 6942 Health Services Administration Internship (3)
IHS 6112 Legal & Ethical Aspect of Health Care (3)
Or other electives as approved by the advisor.
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 21 HRS
Additional Graduation Requirements
Earn a minimum of 21 credit hours with minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on all course work attempted at FGCU.
Earn a grade of C or above in all required courses. A grade of C- does not satisfy the requirement of a minimum grade of C.
