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Bachelor of Healthcare Administration (BHA)
Bachelors of Healthcare Administration (BHA)
The Healthcare Administration major integrates healthcare management theory and practice, and prepares graduates to assume entry to mid/level management positions in a variety of healthcare settings such as health maintenance organizations (HMO's), physician group practice, hospitals, insurance companies, clinics, medical offices, and so much more.
Clinical professionals provide healthcare services to patients while healthcare administrators manage employees, prepare and maintain budgets, procure resources and perform other administrative functions so that the clinical professionals can provide their services. Classes in healthcare organizations, healthcare law, employment law, human resource management, supervisory management, problem solving and decision-making, as well as accounting, cost accounting, materials management, and finance will provide you with the information needed to perform the above administrative functions.
Communication skills, written and oral, as well as math skills, play a big role in being a successful healthcare administrator. Our courses will provide ample opportunity for you to use these essential skills.
As a major in healthcare administration you will want to be an active member in a professional organization. Your participation in professional organizations will provide you with numerous networking opportunities. These are excellent opportunities for students to network with industry leaders and HA alumni. Other networking opportunities include the Annual ACHE Congress in the spring and the Texas Hospital Association Annual Conference in the summer.
For more information on careers in health administration, please visit the ACHE web site Career Information Page at www.ache.org/carsvcs/ycareer.cfm or the AUPHA homepage www.aupha.org.
Contact Julie Carroll, Administrative Assistant, for information on advising, program acceptance, and with any other questions pertaining to the health administration program. You may call (512) 245-3556 or email jc05@txstate.edu.
Admission Requirements
Once you have declared HA as your pre-major, your progress toward program acceptance will be reviewed each semester. Acceptance to the major will be granted during the final semester of prerequisites prior to the beginning of the junior year of major (HA) courses provided that you have completed or are currently enrolled in the remaining prerequisites and have a 2.75 Texas State GPA.
Program acceptance will be granted prior to advance registration for the next semester. You will not be able to register for Health Administration (HA) courses until you have been accepted into the healthcare administration major.
The Healthcare Administration major integrates healthcare management theory and practice, and prepares graduates to assume entry to mid/level management positions in a variety of healthcare settings such as health maintenance organizations (HMO's), physician group practice, hospitals, insurance companies, clinics, medical offices, and so much more.
Clinical professionals provide healthcare services to patients while healthcare administrators manage employees, prepare and maintain budgets, procure resources and perform other administrative functions so that the clinical professionals can provide their services. Classes in healthcare organizations, healthcare law, employment law, human resource management, supervisory management, problem solving and decision-making, as well as accounting, cost accounting, materials management, and finance will provide you with the information needed to perform the above administrative functions.
Communication skills, written and oral, as well as math skills, play a big role in being a successful healthcare administrator. Our courses will provide ample opportunity for you to use these essential skills.
As a major in healthcare administration you will want to be an active member in a professional organization. Your participation in professional organizations will provide you with numerous networking opportunities. These are excellent opportunities for students to network with industry leaders and HA alumni. Other networking opportunities include the Annual ACHE Congress in the spring and the Texas Hospital Association Annual Conference in the summer.
For more information on careers in health administration, please visit the ACHE web site Career Information Page at www.ache.org/carsvcs/ycareer.cfm or the AUPHA homepage www.aupha.org.
Contact Julie Carroll, Administrative Assistant, for information on advising, program acceptance, and with any other questions pertaining to the health administration program. You may call (512) 245-3556 or email jc05@txstate.edu.
Admission Requirements
Once you have declared HA as your pre-major, your progress toward program acceptance will be reviewed each semester. Acceptance to the major will be granted during the final semester of prerequisites prior to the beginning of the junior year of major (HA) courses provided that you have completed or are currently enrolled in the remaining prerequisites and have a 2.75 Texas State GPA.
Program acceptance will be granted prior to advance registration for the next semester. You will not be able to register for Health Administration (HA) courses until you have been accepted into the healthcare administration major.