Health Care Management (Extended Learning)

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management

(Extended Learning / not offered on AB’s Campus)

If you desire a management position in a health care setting, AB’s health care management program provides the knowledge and skills necessary for the job. You’ll explore human relations, health care communication, marketing, community health, and management aspects of the discipline. The program has two tracks: marketing and office management. It is the perfect complement for a person who already has an associate degree in an allied health field.

Required Courses

NOTE: This is a degree completion program and not available for traditional students.

	Course #		Credit Hours	Course Name
____	BUSI	120	3	Introduction to Marketing
____	BUSI	160	3	Introduction to Management
____	BUSI	170	3	Health Care Administration
____	BUSI	250	3	Business Ethics
____	BUSI	253	3	Human Resource Management
____	COMM	210	3	Health Care Communication*
____	HEED	400	3	Community Health Education and Promotion
____	PHIL	391	3	Ethics of Health Care*
____	PSYC	395	3	Death and Dying
____	RELG	285	3	Spirituality and Health Care*
Choose one of the two tracks listed below:
Marketing Track
____	BUSI	345	3	Marketing Research
____	BUSI	350	3	Consumer Behavior
____	BUSI	435	3	Marketing Management
____	COMM	251	3	Advertising
____	COMM	350	3	Social Media
Office Management Track
____	BUSI	140	3	Introductory Accounting I
____	BUSI	150	3	Introductory Accounting II
____	BUSI	175	3	Risk Management and Insurance
____	BUSI	281	3	Business Law I
____	BUSI	320	3	Business Finance

LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM: As outlined on appropriate Liberal Studies Check Sheet
* Indicates courses that also meet Liberal Studies requirements
Among REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, the student must have a grade point average of 2.00 or higher in the major and have 120 college-level credit hours.

Wondering what all you can do with a degree from AB’s extended learning program? Contact the Office of Career Services for ideas.

For more information, contact:

James Owston

Associate Provost

James Owston

Associate Provost

owstonjm@ab.edu

(304) 457-6222

FinishYourDegree@ab.edu

	Class of 2018	Class of 2019	Class of 2020
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)	36	36	36
Entering class size	36	36	36
Graduates	34	28	34
* Attrition rate	5.5%	22.2%	5.5%
**Graduation rate	94.4%	77.7%	94.4%
Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size. *Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

	DIDACTIC PHASE				CLINICAL PHASE			YEARLY TOTALS
	Year 1 Summer	Year 1 Fall	Year 1 Spring	Year 2 Summer	Year 2 Fall	Year 2 Spring	Year 3 Summer	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Total
Tuition	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$14,500	$29,000	$43,500	$43,500	$29,000	$116,000
Fees	$200	$305	$305	$330	$205	$205	$550	$810	$740	$550	$2,100
Books	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$1,000	$0	$4,000
Supplies	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Other Supplies	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800	$967	$0	$0	$1,767	$0	$1,767
Room	$4,050	$4,198	$4,198	$4,198	$5,165	$5,165	$10,330	$12,446	$14,528	$10,330	$37,304
Board	$2,100	$2,100	$2,100	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500	$5,000	$6,300	$7,500	$5,000	$18,800
Transportation	$855	$855	$855	$2,133	$2,133	$2,133	$4,266	$2,565	$6,399	$4,266	$13,230
Personal Expenses	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$2,509	$5,018	$7,527	$7,527	$5,018	$20,072
Certification Exam	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$0	$850	$850
Loan Fees	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$68	$136	$204	$204	$136	$544
Health Insurance	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$2,441	$4,882	$7,323	$7,323	$4,882	$19,528
TOTAL								$83,675	$90,988	$61,032	$235,695

Health Care Management