Health Care Administration, BPS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.0
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| American History & Government | ||
| HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
| or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated "Q" | 3 | |
| Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
| Courses designated (S) | 3 | |
| Diversity (D) | ||
| Courses designated (D) | 3 | |
| Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
| Courses designated (G) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Additional general education credit hours (at least 3 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 3 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
| Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first-year seminar course) | 1 |
| CPS 3013 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| CPS 3513 | Experiential Learning & Civic Engagement | 3 |
| CPS 4013 | Case Study in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 10 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 24 hours credit focusing on an occupational specialization to achieve career goals. Upper or lower division courses includes military training from the Joint Service Transcript, courses needed for an Associate's Degree, transfer work from previous study gathered around the same subject area, credit for prior learning, additional course work to complete specific OSU minors or meet prerequisite courses, internship or other credit approved by your advisor to meet career goals. | 24 | |
| Healthcare-related courses taken through Tulsa Community College | ||
| EPSY 3063 | Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Creative Processes | 3 |
| Select 9 hours from: | 9 | |
| Special Topics in Health Care Administration | ||
| HCA 4123 | Survey of Research and Evaluation in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 4263 | Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 4223 | Ethics in Healthcare | 3 |
| HLTH 3113 | Health Issues in Diverse Populations (D) | 3 |
| Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills | ||
| Survey of Health Care Administration | ||
| The Financial Structure of Health Care Organizations | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Health Care Informatics | ||
| Health Care Informatics | ||
| Health Workshop | ||
| Fundamentals of Management (S) | ||
| Corporate and Social Responsibility | ||
| The Fair Workplace (D) | ||
| Leadership Dynamics | ||
| Negotiation Essentials | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 16 hours to complete required total for degree. | 16 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.