Bachelor of Health Administration
Description
The Bachelor of Health Administration is designed
to integrate a foundation of general education with healthcare
management theory and practical expertise that prepares the graduates
for management positions in healthcare. The health administration
curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and
skills identified to be relevant to healthcare administration:
- Critical thinking from a biblical perspective to analyze and
solve complex problems
- Professional communication skills developed through an
understanding of the biblical principles applicable to provide
effective communication strategies within the organization, with
staff, patients, and the public
- Leadership abilities that have been established on biblical
principles to establish and lead effective work teams toward a
shared organizational mission
- Foundation of ethical principles based on the Bible to guide the
decision-making process from application of personal and
organizational values
- Quantitative skills to manage an organization’s financial health
provide data to measure and report an organization’s quality
outcomes
- Legal and regulatory knowledge to reduce an organization’s
liability and effectively manage risk
- Broad knowledge of the health administration industry, to
include managed care and long term care administration
- Marketing strategies taught from a Christian worldview to reach
the appropriate audience in creative, cost effective ways
Admission Requirements
- Complete the online
Application for Admission.
- Official transcripts from all colleges or universities
previously attended. Students applying with fewer than 12 semester
hours of transferable college credit must also submit an official
high school transcript showing the date of graduation. A 2.0 grade
point average (GPA) is required. Transferability of credit notice.
- A student who has earned the General Education Development (GED)
certificate may be considered for admission. An official GED
transcript must be provided from the State Department of Education
of the state that issued the certificate; average standard score of
50, subscores of 45 or higher considered for conditional admission.
- A minimum age of 21*
- Must have one year of relevant work experience.
- All transfer credit must be college academic level with a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must provide
evidence of proficiency in English by scoring 500 paper-based or 173
computer-based or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL). The TOEFL requirement may be waived under certain
circumstances if English proficiency can be demonstrated through
other reliable documentation.
- A veteran who wishes to be assessed
for military credit or who will use veteran benefits must submit a
copy of Form DD214 and/or DD295 to Belhaven College.
*Age Waiver
In rare cases, the admissions committee may
waive the age requirements under the following guidelines:
- The student must show significant work experience.
- Cumulative transfer GPA must be at least 2.5
- The committee may request an interview with the applicant.
Course Descriptions
See College Catalogue for Bachelor of Health Administration course descriptions.
