Health Science Administration, BA

Requirements

Requirements for the BA degree include 39 credit hours of acceptable credits in the major.  This includes 27 credit hours of core courses, 9 credit hours of elective courses, and 3 hours of either the HSAD capstone or HSAD internship course. Students may take elective courses with an emphasis in Administration, Health Science, or Technology.

  • Students must complete the final 30 credit hours of their degree at Roosevelt University.
  • At least 15 credit hours in acceptable courses must be successfully completed at Roosevelt University.
  • At least 12 credit hours must be completed at the 300 level.
  • Requires MATH (110 or 121), MATH 217, and DSIT 103 as a pre-requisite to HSAD 365.
  • A grade of C- is the minimal acceptable grade for a course to be applied to the major and the supporting sequence, or to be acceptable as a prerequisite for subsequent courses.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses in the major.
CORE27
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYTICS
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES
MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE LAW
INTRAPROFESSIONAL TEAMS
HEALTH DISPARITIES
HEALTH SCIENCE INFORMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE
HEALTHCARE BUDGETING AND REPORTING
ELECTIVES (select 3 from below)9
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND IDEAS 1
HEALTH POLICY
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
DATA MINING
HSAD 399HEALTH SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION FIELD INTERNSHIP (Can also be taken as an elective is student has taken HSAD 390)3-6
CAPSTONE 23
HEALTH SCIENCE ADMIN CAPSTONE (Can also be taken as an elective if student has taken HSAD 399) Fulfills experiential general education requirement.
HEALTH SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION FIELD INTERNSHIP
General Electives 333
Can also be used as an elective if student has taken HSAD 390
Total Credit Hours75-78
1

Fulfills experiential general education requirement.

2

Students have an option to take 1 capstone course or take both capstone courses, where 1 counts as an elective.

3

To fulfill 120 credits, students need to complete 33 credits of general electives. Students may choose a minor to fulfill these requirements. 

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ENG 1013ENG 1023
MATH 1103Humanities #23
Physical Science 3Biological Science with Lab5
Humanities #13Ideas of Social Justice3
FYS 1011Social Science3
 13 17
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
OLED 3203HSAD 3513
MATH 2173COMM 1013
Social Science #23General Elective3
Humanities #33Major Elective3
Experiential Learning #113Social Science #33
 15 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
HSAD 3603HSAD 3633
DSIT 1033HSAD 3653
HSAD 3523General Elective23
General Elective3General Elective23
General Elective3General Elective23
 15 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
Major Elective33HSAD 3703
Major Elective33HSAD 3533
General Elective3HSAD 390 or 3993
General Elective23General Elective23
General Elective23General Elective23
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
1

HSAD 250 PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND IDEAS strongly recommended.  Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement.

2

Or course toward optional minor

3

Choose from: BIOL 362, CST 309 DATA MINING, HSAD 250 PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND IDEAS, HSAD 352 HEALTH POLICY, HSAD 389, OLED 335 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, OLED 370 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, or POS 250C PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES & IDEAS.

4

BIOL 111 HUMAN BIOLOGY or BIOL 201 ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY recommended for on campus students