Roosevelt undergraduate students concerned about the time and cost of obtaining a graduate degree can reduce both by participating in a joint program. This program allows undergraduate students to start on their MPA degrees by taking graduate level courses during the completion of their undergraduate Health Science Administration BA.

Health Science Administration majors in the College of Arts and Sciences can participate in this accelerated program leading to a BA in Health Science Administration and a Master of Health Administration degree. The program allows students to take three graduate-level courses as part of their undergraduate degrees. Once students are admitted to the MPA, the courses will apply toward completion of the MPA degree.

This joint degree provides the student knowledge and skills in both a specific occupational area and public sector management processes. The number of Healthcare Administration jobs are projected to grow twice as fast as all other job categories (20% increase) over the next decade¹. The joint Health Science Administration BA/MPA makes the graduate an attractive potential employee for top management positions in the Healthcare field.

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United State Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 13, 2018

●        Major in Health Science Administration

●        Completion of 60 credit hours of undergraduate course work

●        Have and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0

●        Obtain permission from the MPA director to take the required MPA courses

●        Upon completion of the Health Science Administration BA, apply to the MPA program under the normal admission process.

The student will take the following three MPA graduate courses as part of the Health Science Administration BA. All of the courses will receive credit toward the Master’s in Public Administration degree once the student is admitted to the MPA program.

Required Courses

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Human Biology Recommended

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HSAD 250 Recommended

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OLED 355 Recommended