Health Care Systems Administration/Long Term Care Administration Concentration

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1 Health Care Systems Administration/Long Term Care Administration Concentration Why Choose Health Care Systems Administration? As the health care industry continues to grow and expand, the demand for skilled health care managers also increases. Employment is expected to grow faster than average with the fastest growth in home health agencies, residential care facilities and practitioners' offices and clinics. This program has been designed in two formats, one for students who enter the program either as freshmen or who transfer into the program after having completed an associate degree and the second for students who wish to complete a bachelor's degree while enrolled in a clinical associate degree program. The course work, which includes courses in management, marketing, accounting, quality assurance, health care finance, health care planning and long-term care management prepares you to work in many areas in health-care. Graduates are able to apply for an entry level administration position or enter graduate school to earn a master's degree. In addition, the Health Care Systems Administration program also offers the option of a Long Term Care concentration which prepares students for leadership and administrative roles within the Long Term Care area of healthcare. As the healthcare system adjusts to providing care and services to a large aging population, this field affords many opportunities for graduates. See the program page for course information. General education requirements may be taken at a local college or university and transferred to fulfill Ferris graduation requirements. A minimum of 30 semester credit hours must be earned at Ferris in order for the degree to be granted. Career Opportunities The term 'health services manager' encompasses individuals in many different positions who plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care. Health services managers include both generalists (administrators who manage or help to manage an entire facility or system), and health specialists (managers in charge of specific departments or services found only in the health care industry). Earnings of health services managers vary by type and size of facility, level of responsibility and geographic region. The May 2014 Occupational Employment and Wages Report distributed by the U.S. Department of Labor provides the following: Medical and Health Services Managers 2014 median pay is $92,810 per year. Job outlook: 17% (much faster than average)

2 Admission Requirements Applicants for admission to the Health Care Systems Administration program must have a 2.5 GPA in high school or college work and one year of high school algebra with a 'C-' or better. Students can enter the program from any associate degree program or directly from high school. General Education Requirements All general University General Education requirements can be found here: Please consult this link for a complete listing of General Education Electives: Graduation Requirements The Health Care Systems Administration program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.25 GPA overall. Students must earn a 'C' or better in professional (HCSA) courses, many of the professional support, and core courses. Please refer to the Progression Policy for Health Care Systems Administration Program at the following link: Progression-Policy-Fall-2010.htm Students must meet all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website. Also, students must either have an ACT math subscore of 24 or better, complete MATH 115 or pass a proficiency exam. More Information College of Health Professions Ferris State University 200 Ferris Drive Big Rapids, MI or call , ext. 2266

3 Required Courses Credit Hours

4 HCSA/Long Term Care Administration Concentration Credits HCSA Major Courses - 50 Credits HCSA 120 Health Services Administration 3 HCSA 202 Health Care Law 1 3 HCSA 260 Survey of Long Term Care 3 HCSA 310 Health Care Finance 2 3 HCSA 326 Health Care Personnel Practice 3 HCSA 336 Health Care Supervisory Pract 4 HCSA 345 Internship Orientation 1 HCSA 392 Hospital Internship 6 HCSA 410 Health Care Finance 3 4 HCSA 461 Nursing Home Administration 3 HCSA 463 Care Professionals in LTC 1 HCSA 465 LTC Facility Management 2 HCSA 474 Health Care Strategic Applicat 4 HCSA 493 Management Internship 10 Core Curriculum for Health Professions - 7 Credits COHP 101 The U.S. Health Care System 3 COHP 102 Safety Issues in Health Care 1 COHP 350 Statistics in Health Care 3 Professional Support - 33 Credits Required ISYS 105 Intro Micro Systems-Software 3

5 ISYS 200 Database Design-Implementation 3 ACCT 201 Princ. of Financial Accounting 3 COHP 300 Health Information Systems 3 COHP 317 Public Health Administration 2 MRIS 103 Medical Terminology 4 MRIS 209 Quality Mgmt in Health Care 3 MRIS 221 Foundations of Reimbursement 3 ENGL 321 Advanced Composition 3 ENGL 323 Proposal Writing 3 Electives - Select 3-4 credits of related electives. Note: these are met for dual enrolled students from their clinical theory courses SOCY 345 The Field of Aging 3 COHP 351 Introduction to Gerontology 3

6 General Education Requirements Communication Competence - 12 Credits ENGL 150 English 1 3 ENGL 250 English 2 3 COMM 105 Interpersonal Communication 3 COMM 121 Fundamentals-Public Speaking 3 COMM 221 Small Group Decision Making 3 COMM 251 Argumentation and Debate 3 ENGL 311 Advanced Technical Writing 3 ENGL 325 Advanced Business Writing 3 Scientific Understanding Credits Select 1 course from the General Education Scientific Understanding list Credits BIOL 109 Basic Human Anatomy-Physiology 4 Quantitative Skills - 3 Credits or Proficiency ACT Math sub-score of 24 OR MATH 115 Intermediate Algebra 3 Social Awareness - 9 Credits Choose 3 SA courses One must be a Foundations course One must be 200-level or higher Cultural Enrichment - 9 Credits Choose 3 CE courses One at 200-level or higher No more than 5 credits in CE activities courses