Business Majors: All business students must take the following pre and posttests prior to graduation. • •
Associate Degree – Pre-Test First Semester & Post-Test prior to graduation. Baccalaureate Degree – Pre-Test First Semester and Post-Test prior to graduation PLUS the Major Field Test in Business or an assigned equivalent.
Degree Requirements: For a complete listing of requirements, see the Business Management section of this catalog.
Bachelor of Technical Studies Applied Health Care Administration (2+2 Program) (50513) Holzer School of Nursing & Allied Health College of Professional & Technical Studies The School of Allied Health offers students who have completed an Associate's Degree in an Allied Health field to continue their education with the Bachelor of Technical Studies (BTS) - Applied Health Care Administration (2 + 2 Program). Students who have not completed an Allied Health Associate's Degree but are interested in the Health Care Administration field, have the opportunity to major in Business Management with a Minor in Health Care Administration. See the School of Business’ Business Management section for more information about this program.
General Education must include: MTH 21404 Intro Probability & Statistics .................. 4 PSY 11103 General Psychology ................................. 3 PHR 21403 Medical Ethics........................................ 3 Total General Education hours ..........................................18 Business core required courses ACC 11403 Principles of Accounting I ...................... 3 ACC 12403 Principles of Accounting II .................... 3 BM 20403 Principles of Business Management ........ 3 Total Business Core hours .................................................... 9 Major Area required courses BM 31403 Human Resource Management ................ 3 BM 44503 Project Management ................................ 3 BM 46403 Operation Management............................ 3 COM 33103 Health Communication ......................... 3 FIN 35403 Financial Administration of Healthcare Facilities ................................................ 3 HCA 31104 Fundamentals of Health Care Management ........................................................... 4 HCA 31204 Administration of Acute Care Facilities ................................................................. 4 HCA 31303 Population Health .................................. 3 HCA 41104 Concepts in Acute Care Facility Management ........................................................... 4 HCA 41203 Healthcare & Aging Patient ................... 3 Total Major Area hours .....................................................33 Total required hours for degree .......................................120
For Additional Information The 2+2 program is designed to provide health care professionals with an associate degree from an accredited institution, an opportunity to complete a bachelor degree in Health Care Administration by completing 42 credit hours of specified courses and 18 general education credit hours (please refer to the listed degree requirements). The majority of the courses in the HCA BTS Program are offered online allowing convenient degree completion for the working professional. The Applied Health Care Administration BTS degree is offered through the School of Allied Health and consists of: • • • •
A minimum of forty-eight (42) credit hours in core courses. A minimum of eighteen (18) hours of general education hours for completion of the required General Education Program. A minimum of thirty-three (33) credit hours at the 300/400 level. A maximum of 125 total credit hours necessary to graduate with a BTS degree in HCA (based on an associate degree with a minimum of 65 hours).
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Health Care Administration program information can be found at https://www.rio.edu/nursingandalliedhealth/healthcare-administration/ or contact Dr. Stephanie Wells-Mullins, Program Advisor & Professor at 1-800-282-7201, ext. 7139 or by e-mail at swmullins@rio.edu Admissions Office 1-800-282-7201 URG/RGCC – www.rio.edu Online Admission Applicationhttps://www.rio.edu/admissions/apply/
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