Overview
To further the professional development of healthcare professionals with Associate degrees, Labouré College offers a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration that can be completed in a fully online format. Our healthcare administration curriculum provides students with rigorous, well-rounded training in management, leadership, information technology, quality assurance, ethics and policy. It also includes linkages to the specializations in our Associate Degree programs. The goal of the program is to graduate healthcare leaders who are able to collaborate with others to design and deliver innovative approaches to healthcare that integrate wellness into the ongoing operations of hospitals, clinics, and private practices.
The bachelor's degree program will accept students at every level of transfer.
Program Outcomes
Students may expect to achieve the following outcomes upon completion of the program:
- Appreciation for Human Dignity, which is at the core of Labouré’ s academic mission in Nursing and Health Sciences
- Opportunities to stack credits from various certificate concentrations in the Health Sciences programs to pursue the management and leadership possibilities afforded to those with credentials in healthcare administration
- Understanding of issues in modern healthcare from an evidence-based, cross-disciplinary, and inter-professional perspective
- Understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and preferred styles as leaders
- In-depth awareness of best practices in the Health Sciences
- Awareness of the importance and power of strategic partnerships within their healthcare facilities and the broader community
- Competence in the use of effective communication skills with patients, colleagues, and the public
- Positive values in the form of norms for ethical and moral behavior, the compassionate and caring practice of medicine, and a sense of obligation to improve the comfort, health, and wellness of the public
- Cultural competency in the science and practice of medicine
- The skills of inquiry necessary to sustain a lifetime of learning
Program of Study
While the College makes every effort to avoid schedule changes, the College may cancel courses or alter course schedules without prior notification.
All bachelor students must complete a minimum of 30 credits at the College. A minimum of 120 credits is needed to graduate with the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration.
This sequence of courses is reflective of the course of study for students who already hold an associate degree. Students without an associate degree will take additional courses to reach the 120 credits needed to graduate with the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration.
Professional Courses
| HSP 3010 | Legal Considerations in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 3020 | Economics and Finance in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 3030 | Communications and Informatics in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 3040 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| HSP 4010 | Interdisciplinary and Inter-Professional Practice in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 4020 | Planning and Assessment in Health Professions | 3 |
| HSP 4030 | Teaching Learners in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 4040 | Professional Development and Supervision in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 4050 | Leadership and Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| HSP 4000 | Healthcare Administration Electives | 8 |
Arts and Sciences Courses
Total Credits: 120
Students are awarded the degree after meeting the requirements listed below:
• Completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours at the College
• Successful completion of the degree program as prescribed by the College
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher
• A minimum grade of C in degree professional courses
• A minimum grade of D- in other degree requirements
• A failing grade (F) in an arts and sciences course will not count toward a program requirement and the course must be retaken, or a chairperson-approved substitute course taken
• Completion of all program requirements within six years of enrollment at the College