Associate of Arts to
Bachelor of Health Administration
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between Prairie State College (PSC)
and Governors State University (GSU) for the Health Administration degree program based
on the current catalogs of both schools. The student would receive an Associate of Arts
(AA) degree from PSC and a Bachelors of Health Administration (BHA) degree from GSU.
Applicants must have obtained a minimum of 2.50 GPA for the last 60 hours.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (37-38 Hours)
(Refer to the AA/AS Degree Guidelines for a list of courses in Areas B through E)
Area A: Communications (9 hours)
ENG 101
- Composition I (3)
ENG 102
- Composition II (3)
COMM 101
- Principles of Communication (3)
Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
Humanities course (3)*
Fine Arts course (3)*
Humanities or Fine Arts course (3)*
Area C: Mathematics (3 hours)
IAI Mathematics Course (3)*
Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 hours)
Select one life science course and one physical science course. One course must
have a lab.
Life Science Course (3-4)*
Physical Science Course (3-4)*
Area E: Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Courses from two different disciplines (9)*
II.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION/MAJOR FIELD (24-25 hours)
BUS 101
- Introduction to Modern Business (3) (recommended)
BUS 131
- Financial Accounting (4) (recommended)
BUS 132
- Managerial Accounting (3) (recommended)
ITAPP 101
- Introduction to Computers (3) (recommended)
Free Electives (11-12)*
REQUIRED A.A. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 62 Hours
* Refer to the PSC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices in Sections I and II.
III.
TO BE TAKEN AT GSU (58-60 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
www.govst.edu/cbpa
Office of Admission
(708) 534-4490
[email protected]
Prairie State College
www.prairiestate.edu
Sarah Hein, LPC
Counseling and Advising Office
(708) 709-3508
[email protected]
GSU Transfer Guide 8.28.2015