HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

The Program in Health Services Administration aims to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills needed by administrators in hospitals, community health facilities, nursing homes, extended care faciliites, financing and insurance agencies, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations, and other health services programs. Career opportunities involving hospital administration, the management of long-term care, managed care, and ambulatory care facilities, and the planning and implementing of many different kinds of health services were all considered in designing this program. The curriculum also prepares the student for graduate study in health services administration.

The Health Services Administration Program offers a course of study leading to a B.S. degree. The curriculum includes basic study in the social, economic, behavioral, and natural sciences to provide a broad liberal arts background for the professional course sequence. Students who major or minor in Health Services Administration can become eligible for admission to the New York State Licensing Examination for Nursing Home Administrators. For information about this examination, consult the Department of Health Services.

64-Credit Major in Health Services Administration, B.S.

The distribution of courses and credits to be earned by majors pursuing the general program in health services administration is as follows:

Credits  Courses 
9  In departmental courses: HSD 266 (3), 269 (3), 306 (3) 
23  In Health Services Administration: HSA 267 (3), 268 (3), 301 (3), 302 (3), 304 (3), 402 (3), 403 (3), 440 (2) 
6  In recommended electives chosen in conjunction with adviser 
8  In health services administration internship: HSA 470 (4), 471 (4) 
6  In psychology: PSY 166 (3) and one 200- or 300-level PSY course chosen with advisement 
9  In economics and accounting: ECO 166 (3) or ECO 167 (3), 171 (3) or 185 (3), and one 300-level ECO course chosen with advisement 
3  In computer science: CIS 106 

NOTE: It is recommended that majors in Health Services Administration fulfill their natural sciences distribution requirement in the Biological Sciences Department.


Honors in Health Services Administration
Departmental honors in Health Services Administration may be awarded to a student who has met the general requirements for departmental honors, including maintaining a 3.5 index in a minimum of 24 HSA credits, which must include HSA 490.

Admission Requirements
An application for admission to the Program in Health Services Administration should be filed at the beginning of the applicant's sophomore year (completion of 30 credits). A cumulative index of 2.5 is required for admission to the program.

Internship
Senior students in Health Services Administration must complete an 8-credit administration internship during which they spend 28 hours a week working at a health care facility. If necessary, students may complete the internship over the course of two semesters.

Minor in Health Services Administration
The Minor in Health Services Administration consists of 12 credits. These must include HSD 266 and HSAÐÐ267, plus 6 credits from HSA courses at the 300 level or, with the instructor's permission, at the 400 level (excluding HSA 440, 441, 470, and 471).

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