B.A.S. Healthcare Services

Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Services

120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 27 hours healthcare requirements,
9 prescribe electives, 24 hours upper-level electives

Healthcare Administration Unit
Chair:   Ashish Chandra
Phone: 281-283-3110
Office: Texas Medical Center
           2151 W. Holcombe Blvd. Suite 120
           Houston, Texas 77030

Advisor: Leticia Sanchez-Retamozo

What this degree will do for you…
Healthcare is one of today’s most dynamic and growing fields, with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. Our flexible Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Services, located in the Texas Medical Center, will allow students currently holding an associate’s degree in an allied health field to complete a portion of the undergraduate core at the upper-level. This will save the students valuable time and money while preparing them to advance into an administrative position within their chosen healthcare field.

Freshman/Sophomore requirements: 60 hours

English Composition (must be grades of C- or better)	6	ENGL 1301 & 1302
Government (3 hours U.S. and 3 hours U.S./TX)	6	GOVT 2301 & 2302
History (6 hours U.S. or 3 hours may be Texas)	6	HIST 1301; HIST 1302, or 2301, 2302, 2303
Math (College Algebra or higher)	3	Check with your community college
Speech	3	Check with your community college
*Humanities	3	May be fulfilled by upper-level equivalents at UHCL
*Social & Behavioral Sciences	3	May be fulfilled by upper-level equivalents at UHCL
*Natural Sciences	6	May be fulfilled by upper-level equivalents at UHCL
*Visual and Performing Arts	3	May be fulfilled by upper-level equivalents at UHCL
*Computer Competency	3	May be fulfilled by upper-level equivalents at UHCL
Allied Health field requirements	18	A.A.S. in An Allied Health field is required

Upper-Level Program Requirements for B.A.S. in Healthcare Services: 27 hours

HADM	3131	Foundation of Healthcare Admin.	HADM	4132	Healthcare Planning & Marketing
HADM	3232	Finc Dimensions of Healthcare I	HADM	4136	Medical Reimbursement
HADM	3333	Healthcare Economics	HADM	4332	Legal Dimensions of Healthcare
HADM	3531	Physician Group Practice Mgmt or	HADM	4531	Finc Dimensions of Healthcare II
HADM	4236	Hospital Operations	HADM	4431	Human Resources in Healthcare Admin.

Prescribed Electives for B.A.S. in Healthcare Services: 9 hours

PSYC	4730	Behavioral Statistics		PSYC or	4332	Intro to Organizational PSYC
MKTG	3031	Creating Value for Customers		MGMT	4534	Organizational Behavior

Electives for B.A.S. in Healthcare Services: 24 hours

General Electives (upper level) *No more than 6 hours for internship co-op or independent study

Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Services

120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 27 hours healthcare requirements, 9 prescribe electives, 24 hours upper-level electives

120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 27 hours healthcare requirements,
9 prescribe electives, 24 hours upper-level electives