Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA)

• Apply financial management principles for decision making and strategic planning in healthcare organizations.  
• Analyze the application of organizational business skills to operational management and administration of healthcare organizations.  
• Evaluate quality improvement standards and practices to optimize business performance improvement of healthcare organizations.  
• Interpret healthcare ethical, legal, and compliance matters to support healthcare services, patient data and confidentiality, and information systems.  
• Evaluate innovative information technology to support business management and organizational dynamics of healthcare organizations.  
• Assess the impact of collaborative interprofessional relationships and team building principles within healthcare organizations.  
• Demonstrate the application of leadership models and techniques to the strategic needs of healthcare organizations.  

Admission Requirements

1. Proof of high school graduation or equivalent;
2. Meet all programmatic admissions criteria.  Individuals with 15 or more college-level credits are required to have a 2.0 GPA in post-secondary education.  
3. Participate in an interview with a University Admissions Advisor.
4. Submit a completed application for admission.
5. Complete and execute an enrollment agreement. If the applicant is under the age of 18, enrollment documents must be signed by a parent or guardian.  
6. Bachelor of Science in Health Administration Transfer Credit Evaluation:  Only undergraduate level courses in which a grade of C (2.0) or better was received will be evaluated for transfer credit.  A maximum of ninety (90) total credits may be considered for transfer, subject to the following criteria:
   1. A maximum of thirty (30) credits may be accepted from alternative credit options, such as CLEP/AP/IB/ACE, etc.
   2.  A maximum of thirty (30) credits may be accepted from military training or work experience
   3. All undergraduate students must complete at least thirty (30) credits in-residence at West Coast University  
   4. At least twenty-four (24) of the in-residence credits must come from core program courses

Additional criteria for transfer credit by type of credit is as follows: 

  General Education Credits (39 cr.)

• Students may transfer up to thirty-three (33) general education credits.  All general education courses considered for transfer credit must reflect content aligned with one or more of the BSBA general education competencies.
• All students are required to complete FYS002: Foundations of Success and CAPS401: General Education Capstone in-residence.  

  Elective Credits (30 cr.)

• Students may transfer up to thirty (30) elective course credits.

  Program Core & Track Credits (51 cr.)

• Students may transfer up to twenty-seven (27) core and track course credits.  All core and track courses considered for transfer credit must reflect the same content and course credit as the course for which transfer credit is requested.

Eligibility for Reentry

A student who has been academically dismissed from West Coast University may apply for reentry to the University's BSHA program if:

The applicant was in good standing with the University excluding previous Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) or GPA requirements at the time of their dismissal.  If any other "good standing" issues exist, the individual would be admitted to the university on probationary status.  If a student in probationary status is not in "good standing" after completing their first semester of coursework in the BSHA program, they would be dismissed from the University.  If an applicant was previously dismissed from West Coast University for any conduct violations, he/she would not be admitted into the program.  Please refer to the "Good Standing" policy for specific information on the terms.  

Individuals granted reentry would have their successfully completed WCU credits, and credits previously transferred from other institutions, considered for applicability to the BSHA degree.  Decisions regarding transferability of credit are made by the BSHA program Dean or Director.  

An individual who is readmitted by this clause will not be considered for dismissal due to the course failures in other WCU programs.  Any failures that occur after the student has reentered the university into the BSHA program would be subject to the university dismissal policy.  

Health Administration Curriculum

General Education Requirements

Health Administration Core Courses

A minimum grade of a "C" will be required to receive course credit in the BSHA program.  Should a student receive a "C-" grade or lower, it will not be considered a passing grade for the BSHA program and the student will be required to retake the course.  The earned grade will be counted into the student's CGPA and will be replaced once the course is repeated with a passing grade.  The student will be placed on an academic action plan to repeat the course and meet with the program Dean.  

Total Credit Hours:  120 hours