Completion Requirements: The BAS in Healthcare Management degree is 120 semester credit hours and includes 42 hours of core curriculum courses, 9 hours of other prerequisites, 24 hours of technical specialty courses (from the AAS degree) and 45 hours of upper level healthcare management (MHSM) courses. Minimum Completion Requirements include • Complete the appropriate course of study for a BAS in Healthcare Management degree as specified in the College Catalog. Developmental or other non-credit coursework does not apply to graduation requirements. • Complete all core curriculum requirements
Transfer Credits: Galveston College will accept a maximum for 75 hours of applicable course work transferred from another accredited college or university toward the BAS in Healthcare Management degree. Students must earn at least 45 credit hours (or 37.5%) at Galveston College. • Complete at least 45 credit hours in 3000 level courses or higher. • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all work completed at Galveston College.
Procedure after Admission: Successful applicants will: 1. Be informed by mail of acceptance into the program. 2. All entering students will be notified by mail of the scheduled BAS-HCM degree program orientation session and will be required to attend. Applicants who are not admitted to the program are not automatically considered for the next year’s class and must re-apply each year. A student who is accepted for the current cohort but does not enroll in the program will be required to re-apply for the next admission. Only students who have completed all admissions requirements will be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Healthcare Management. FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT ONLY PREREQUISITES ACCT 2301 Principles of Financial Accounting HITT 1345 Healthcare Delivery Systems HITT 1353 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information
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FIRST YEAR First Semester MHSM 3304 MHSM
3310
MHSM
3358
MHSM
3421
Communications for Health Care Professionals Legal Issues in Health Care
3
Second Semester MHSM 3303 Statistics for Health Care Managers
3
MHSM
3335
Healthcare Revenue Integrity Practices Health Information Technology and Standards
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MHSM
4304
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MHSM
4348
13 Summer I MHSM 4310 MHSM
4351
Human Resources in Health Care Management Public and Community Health Management
Financial Management for Health Professions Risk Management for Health Professionals Ethics for Health Care Professionals
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