Vision Statement:

The School of Health Administration is composed of leading undergraduate and graduate programs in health care administration in the United States; providing knowledge, skills, and values that assist in improving the health status of society.

The School of Health Administration will be recognized for its reputation as a School where learning is fundamental and there is a commitment to effective teaching, scholarly work, and service. As a result, the School will be able to recruit and retain faculty noted for their delivery of high quality undergraduate and graduate programs, including the MHA and Ph.D. degrees. The School will be recognized as a model for other Health Administration programs in balancing teaching, scholarship, and service to the College, the School, the University, the community, and the profession.

Mission Statement:

The School of Health Administration’s mission is to provide effective teaching, research, and service for the advancement of knowledge to the health care community. The School is part of Texas State University, a comprehensive public university committed to providing an intellectually stimulating and socially diverse climate for its graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff.

Mission Statement – Undergraduate Program in Healthcare Administration

The mission is to provide a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare students for the entry level or higher in health service management positions. The mission will be completed by the following:

• Teaching essential academic skills and integrating discipline specific
  knowledge with civic engagement/service-learning opportunities;

• Offering curriculum flexibility to meet the academic needs of traditional
  and non-traditional learners;

• Preparing students to problem-solve;

• Enabling undergraduate Health Administration graduates to compete for
  admission to graduate study;

• Instilling in the student a value for commitment to life-long professional
  development;

• And supporting faculty to participate in the teaching, research, and service
  activities.