Enrollment Information
1-800-422-4LLU (1-800-422-4558)
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration (BSHA Online)
Program Overview/About the Profession
The online Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (BSHA) program educates students to competently function as Healthcare Administrators in the various healthcare environments. Health care administrators are the backbone of the medical professions. They ensure that health professionals have the tools, supplies, and working environment necessary to properly care for their patients, community members, and other populations.
Degree Format
The program will continue to utilize and build primarily on web-based learning as the primary means of instruction. Students come to the Loma Linda University (LLU) campus 1-2 times per year. During this time students will make presentations and work on LLU and program learning objectives that challenged by the online format.
For regular admittance, the academic qualifications of applicants must be demonstrated during transfer in a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA of all freshman and sophomore course work from an accredited educational institution. Students with a 2.0 – 2.49 GPA will be considered for provisional acceptance. A maximum of 105-quarter units may be transferred from a junior or community college level institution. Any additional units required beyond the 105 must be taken at a four-year college.
Entering the Program
Applicants must have a minimum of 88 quarter units to enter the program. These units need to include the general education courses listed below and the following specific courses: Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Computers (High School or waiver exam acceptable), College Algebra, and Oral Communication. Applicants with a healthcare background (such as Nursing, Radiography, Respiratory, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, etc) are given preference. All of the units for the professional, healthcare courses are transferable into this program.
Prerequisites/Requirements
For regular admittance, the academic qualifications of applicants must be demonstrated:
- Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA of all freshman and sophomore course work from an accredited educational institution; students with a 2.0 – 2.49 GPA will be considered for provisional acceptance,
- High school diploma or its equivalent, the GED is required
- Three letters or recommendation
- Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate work sent by each previous institution to LLU.
- Completed online application including application fee of $60
- Health records or certificates as required
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Pre LLU
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General Education-68
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Units/
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Domain 1 - Spiritual and Cultural Heritage
4 units of religion for each year of attendance at a Seventh-day Adventist college in addition to;
16-20 units from at least 3 areas, such as civilization/ history, fine arts, literature, modern language, philosophy, and non-SDA religion.
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23-27
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Domain 2 - Scientific Inquiry and Analysis
Natural Sciences: 2 areas of biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, and statistics
Social Sciences: from anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology
Cultural Diversity: one courses
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12-16
12-16
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Domain 3 - Communication
A complete freshman English sequence, with remaining units filled by computer-information systems, critical thinking, or public speaking
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9-13
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Domain 4 - Health and Wellness
Two different physical activities totaling a minimum of 1 credit unit, and one course in personal health or nutrition.
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2-6
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Electives
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ELECTIVES -- Preferably comprised from a clinical healthcare degree, but may be selected from any of the four domains
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75
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@LLU
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Healthcare Administration Core + Religion Requirement
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59
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Fall – 15 units
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BSHA 375 Healthcare Information Systems
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(4)
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BSHA 446 Accounting for Healthcare Managers
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(4)
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AHCJ 331/ BSHA 374 Healthcare Human Resources
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(4)
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AHCJ 471 Statistics and Research for Health Professions I
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(3)
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Winter – 15 units
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BSHA 401 Healthcare Operations Management
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(4)
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BSHA 464 Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance
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(4)
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BSHA 305 (AHCJ 308) Healthcare Communication
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(4)
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AHCJ 472 Statistics and Research for Health Professions II
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(3)
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Spring – 14 units
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BSHA 409 Principles of Administration in PH
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(4)
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BSHA 336 Legal Environment of Healthcare
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(4)
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BSHA 359 Health Care Marketing
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(4)
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RELE___ Religion
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(2)
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Summer – 15 units
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BSHA 498 Healthcare Policy and Strategy
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(4)
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BSHA 328 Healthcare Organizational Behavior
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(4)
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BSHA 316 Economics for Healthcare Managers
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(4)
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RELT 423 Loma Linda Perspectives
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(3)
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TOTAL
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192
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· Class size varies between 5-10 students per year
Tuition Rates
This program is currently being restructured. Please check back for updated info.
Program Director
For admissions questions contact:
School of Allied Health Professions Admissions office or the
Radiation Sciences Dept
800-422-4558-1-4
Radsci@llu.edu
Radiation Sciences Dept
800-422-4558-1-4
Radsci@llu.edu