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.
Program Progression
Students need to maintain a GPA of 2.2 (4.0 scale) in order to register for Healthcare Leadership courses.
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 2.0 (“C”) for all courses taken at Lewis University and a 2.2 average for the Healthcare Leadership core 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 |
| L7-380 | Financial Management in Healthcare | 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 |