A student must complete a total of 120 semester credit hours to earn the bachelor of science degree. Up to 60 prerequisite academic credit hours may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning and at least 60 hours must be awarded at UMMC.
Core Courses
There are twelve (12) required three-semester-hour courses in both Track I and Track II:
HS 300 Survey of Health Care Delivery
HS 303
Effective Writing in the Workplace
HS 304 Professionalism in Health Care
HS 308 Disease and Health
HS 310 Principles of Management in Health Care
HS 312 Continuing Education in Health Care
HS 404 Political and Sociological Issues in Health Care
HS 406 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
HS 408 Organizational Behavior in Health Care
HS 420 Leadership in Health Care
HS 427 Finance and Reimbursement in Health Care
HS 429 Evidence-based Decision Making in Health Care
Track I
Upon completion of the Core, students will complete a four-hour capstone course, HS 451, Senior Directed Study for Health Care Practitioners. With the successful completion of HS 451, students will be awarded an additional 24 semester hours of professional transfer credit based on the coursework and other preparation required to earn their health care credentials. Counting the Core and the capstone course, Track I students will be awarded 64 semester credit hours at UMMC.
The disciplines eligible for professional transfer credit are the health care professions that UMMC offers or has offered in the past. Health care disciplines which require an associate's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning are also acceptable, if approved by the dean.
Track II
In addition to the Core and nine (9) semester hours of approved electives, the student must complete the following courses:
HS 306 Medical Terminology
HS 326 Human Resources in Health Care
HS 412 Marketing and Outreach in Health Care
HS 428 Managerial Accounting in Health Care
HS 430 Strategic Decision Making in Health Care
HS 452 Senior Directed Study
Counting the Core and the Track II courses, students will be awarded 60 semester credit hours at UMMC.