Associate in Arts to
Bachelor in Health Administration
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between South Suburban College (SSC) and
Governors State University (GSU) for the Psychology degree program based on the current catalogs of
both schools. The student would receive an Associate in Arts (AA) degree from one of the SSC and a
Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree in Social Sciences from GSU. In addition to meeting university criteria,
applicant must have obtained a minimum of 2.50 GPA for the last 60 hours.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (37-39 Hours)
Communications (9 hours)
ENG 101
- Composition and Rhetoric (3)
ENG 102
- Composition and Research (3)
SPE 108
- Oral Communications (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
Fine Arts Course (3)*
Humanities Course (3)*
Humanities or Fine Arts Course (3)*
Mathematics (3-4 hours)
IAI Mathematics Course (3-4)*
Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 hours)
Select one life science course and one physical science course. One course must have a lab.
Biological Science Course (3-4)*
Physical Science Course (3-4)*
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Courses from two different disciplines (9)*
II.
ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATON REQUIREMENT (1 Hour)
OCS 121
- Overview for College Success (1)
III.
ELECTIVES (22-24 Hours)
ACC 120
ACC 121
BUS 108
MIS 101
Free Electives (9-11)*
Financial Accounting (4) (recommended)
Managerial Accounting (3) (recommended)
Introduction to Business (3) (recommended)
Computer Literacy and Applications (3) (recommended)
REQUIRED A.A. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 62 Hours
* Refer to the SSC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices for Section I and II.
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IV.
TO BE TAKEN AT GSU (58 Hours)
Required Courses
HLAD 3101
HLAD 3102
HLAD 3103
HLAD 3104
HLAD 3105
HLAD 3106
HLAD 3107
HLAD 3108
HLAD 3109
HLAD 4099
HLAD 4101
HLAD 4103
HLAD 4104
HLAD 4105
HLAD 4106
HLAD 4107
HLAD 4108
HLAD 4901
(54 hours)
- Introduction to Health Care Management Strategies (3)
- Principles of Healthcare Economics (3)
- Basics of Health Care Informatics (3)
- Healthcare Statistics (3)
- Health Care Organizations (3)
- Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
- Medical Sociology (3)
- Health Care and Politics (3)
- Ethics in Healthcare Administration (3)
- Health Administration Practicum (3)
- Health Care Organizational Behavior (3)
- Legal Aspects of Health Care (3)
- Health Care Economics (3)
- Management in Health Care Setting (3)
- Health Care Accounting (3)
- Health Care Human Resource Management (3)
- Health Planning (3)
- Institutional Management for Health Care Organizations (3)
Electives (4-6 hours)
Students who wish to pursue a Long-Term Care Certificate must take HLAD 5101 and 5102 and
completed with a grade of C or higher.
HLAD 5101
- Introduction to Long-Term Care (3)
HLAD 5102
- Nursing Home Administration (3)
Minimum Required for BHA in Health Administration 120 Hours
For Additional Information:
Governors State University
Office of Admission
(708) 534-4490
[email protected]
www.govst.edu/chhs
South Suburban College
Counseling & Transfer Ctr
(708) 596-2000 Ext. 2241
GSU Transfer Guide 9.1.2015