Health Services Administration, Associate of Arts

Program Description:

This program is designed for students planning to pursue a higher-level degree in health services administration as well as to equip students with skills needed in entry-level supervisory positions in the health services field. It offers key introductory courses in health services administration and also includes a thirty-nine credit-hour component of general education/liberal arts courses. FNU awards an Associate of Arts Degree in Health Services Administration upon graduation from this program.

Program Requirements (61 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

6

Social Science (6 Credits)

Any Two Social Science Courses

6

Natural Science (7 Credits)

BSC 1010	General Biology	3
BSC 1010L	General Biology Lab I	1
BSC 1081	Basic Anatomy and Physiology	3

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (22 Credits)

ACG 2003	Principles of Accounting I	3 cr.
ACG 2003L	Principles of Accounting I Lab.	1
HSC 1000C	Introduction to Health Care	3
HSC 1531C	Medical Terminology	3
MAN 2021	Principles of Business Management	3
MEA 2304C	Medical Office Management	3
MEA 2305C	Medical Office Procedures	3
MEA 2332C	Medical Insurance Coding and Billing	3

An Associate of Arts program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.