Healthcare Management, B.S.

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Please note: new Healthcare Management majors must consult with the Business Administration Department before enrollment occurs.

Baccalaureate Degree and Residency Requirements

All requirements for an undergraduate degree are listed in the undergraduate academic policies and regulations section in this catalog. These requirements include general education requirements and a graduation requirement of at least one course in religion or theology.

Major Approval

Major approval is required during the second semester of the sophomore year, or after the completion of 45 credit hours at Fontbonne. For transfer students, major approval is required after completing the equivalent of one full semester (a minimum of 12 credit hours) at Fontbonne.

Students majoring in health care management must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in all courses required for the major (all business courses) at the time of application for major approval and through degree completion (graduation). A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required to declare a concentration.

General Education Requirements

The 42 credit hours of general education requirements are presented in the undergraduate academic information section in this catalog. A course that meets a general education requirement may also meet a course requirement for the major or a course requirement in another discipline.

The following specific general education courses must be chosen to meet the requirements for this major:

CIS 110 - Computer Applications: Spreadsheet Credit(s): 3
MTH 105 - College Algebra Credit(s): 4

Courses required in the Healthcare Management Major (42 credits)

BSA 100 - Business Components Assessment Credit(s): 0
ECN 210 - Principles of Macro Economics Credit(s): 3
ACT 210 - Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
MGT 210 - Management Principles Credit(s): 3
MKT 210 - Marketing Principles Credit(s): 3
FIN 310 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3
HCM 300 - Foundations of Healthcare Management Credit(s): 3
HCM 310 - Ethics in Healthcare Credit(s): 3
HCM 320 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare Credit(s): 3
HCM 330 - Public Health Administration Credit(s): 3
HCM 350 - Legal Issues in Healthcare Credit(s): 3
HCM 400 - Healthcare Operations and Quality Control Credit(s): 3
HCM 425 - Management of Health Information Systems Credit(s): 3
HCM 435 - Project Management in Healthcare Organizations Credit(s): 3
HCM 460 - Strategic Management in Healthcare Credit(s): 3

Courses Required in Other Disciplines (6 credits)

ENG 201 - Business Writing Credit(s): 3
MTH 115 - Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3

Concentrations for the Healthcare Management Major

The departmental course requirements for a concentration must be completed at Fontbonne University. If a student, prior to transferring, has already completed a course that is required in the concentration by Fontbonne, to earn the concentration the student must still complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of upper-division coursework in that concentration at Fontbonne. A maximum of two concentrations are allowed and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required to declare a concentration.

Management

and

Finance

concentrations are available for the Healthcare Management major. See detailed information regarding concentrations in the Concentration section.

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