Healthcare Leadership (Accelerated) Bachelor of Arts
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 30
Program Entrance Requirements
Applicants should be at least 24 years of age; have earned a minimum of 12 semester (18 quarter) hours of transferable credit at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution; have earned a minimum of a 2.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative transfer GPA, based on all transferable courses to be considered for admission; and have at least 3 years of full-time work experience. Credits earned through PLA cannot be used for satisfying the transfer credit hour requirement for admission into an accelerated degree program.
Degree Requirements for BA in Healthcare Leadership
- Successful completion of a minimum of 128 semester credit hours.
- Completion of the final 32 semester graded credit hours at Lewis University including four upper division foundation courses and/or major courses (12 semester credit hours.)
- Achievement of an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 (“C”) for all courses taken at Lewis University and a 2.20 average for the major area courses.
Degree Requirements
I. General Education (45)
(includes two Mission-based courses)
II. Major Area Courses (30)
| L7-300 | United States Healthcare System | 3 |
| L7-310 | Communication in Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| L7-330 | Project Management and Team Dynamics | 3 |
| L7-351 | Managing Information in Healthcare | 3 |
| L7-360 | Management Skills for the Healthcare Professional | 3 |
| L7-400 | Healthcare Planning and Analysis | 3 |
| L7-410 | Healthcare Operations | 3 |
| L7-440 | Leadership in Healthcare | 3 |
| L7-441 | Healthcare Leadership Practicum | 3 |
III. Electives
| L7-340 | Complementary and Alternative Healthcare | 3 |
| L7-371 | Managing Health by Managing Stress | 3 |