Allied Health Care Administration/JD Accelerated, BS
Bachelor of Arts in Allied Health Care Administration/Juris Doctor Degree Accelerated (275009BS)
Students admitted under the program fulfill their senior year of undergraduate credits through the successful completion of their first-year law school courses, allowing them to graduate with both a bachelor’s and law degree in just six years, saving a year of tuition and related costs, and they begin their legal careers a year ahead of time.
Students admitted to University of Akron School of Law will receive a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration after completing at least 29 credits during the first year of Law School.
Requirements for Admission
Admission to Healthcare Administration
Admission to the University of Akron
Admission to Law School
Applicants who have completed at least 91 credits toward a bachelor’s degree may be automatically admitted to Akron Law if they:
- are in good academic, financial and disciplinary standing at their undergraduate institution;
- satisfy the character and fitness standards required of all students admitted to Akron Law;
- have an Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score that is at or above the 25th percentile of the previous year's entering class (currently 151); and
- have an undergraduate grade point average at or above the median of the previous Akron Law entering class (currently 3.45).
Degree Information
- 121 total credits
- at least 92 undergraduate credits
- at least 29 Law School credits
The following information has official approval of The School of Allied Health, The School of Law and The College of Health and Human Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | 36 | |
Health Care Administration, Required Courses | 50 | |
Additional Required Courses | 6 | |
Juris Doctorate Requirements | 29 | |
Total Hours | 121 |
General Education Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
Total Hours | 36 |
Health Care Administration, Required Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ANAT 206 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
ANAT 210 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab I | 1 |
ANAT 207 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
ANAT 211 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab II | 1 |
BAHA 120 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
BAHA 121 | Study of Disease Processes | 3 |
BAHA 200 | Introduction to Healthcare Services | 3 |
BAHA 220 | Introduction to Health Care Analytics | 3 |
BAHA 227 | Basic Procedural Coding | 3 |
BAHA 229 | Basic Diagnostic Coding | 3 |
BAHA 230 | Basic Pharmacology | 3 |
BAHA 302 | Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
BAHA 303 | Health Care Coding Capstone | 3 |
BAHA 304 | Health Care Management Foundations | 3 |
BAHA 328 | Medical Insurance | 3 |
BAHA 336 | Legal Concepts of Health Care | 3 |
BAHA 401 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
BAHA 402 | Quality Management in Health Care | 3 |
Total Hours | 50 |
Additional Required Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ACCT 200 | Accounting Principles for Non-business Majors | 3 |
or ACCT 201 | Accounting Principles I | |
SOCIO 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
Juris Doctorate Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
LAWX 601 | Civil Procedure - Federal Jurisdiction | 3 |
LAWX 602 | Civil Procedure - Federal Litigation | 3 |
LAWX 607 | Criminal Law | 3 |
LAWX 611 | Contracts | 4 |
LAWX 619 | Legal Analysis, Research, & Writing I (LARW I) | 3 |
LAWX 620 | Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II (LARW II) | 3 |
LAWX 625 | Torts | 4 |
LAWX 645 | Property | 4 |
LAWX 676 | Legislation and Regulation | 2 |
Total Hours | 29 |
All General Education Requirements must be met.
Recommended Sequence
1st Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall Semester | Hours | |
ANAT 206 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
ANAT 210 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab I | 1 |
BAHA 120 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Writing I Requirement | 3 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ANAT 207 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
ANAT 211 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab II | 1 |
PHIL 120 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
Writing II Requirement | 3 | |
Speaking Requirement | 3 | |
Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
2nd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ACCT 200 or ACCT 201 | Accounting Principles for Non-business Majors or Accounting Principles I | 3 |
BAHA 200 | Introduction to Healthcare Services | 3 |
BAHA 220 | Introduction to Health Care Analytics | 3 |
BAHA 227 | Basic Procedural Coding | 3 |
BAHA 229 | Basic Diagnostic Coding | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BAHA 121 | Study of Disease Processes | 3 |
BAHA 302 | Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
BAHA 303 | Health Care Coding Capstone | 3 |
BAHA 328 | Medical Insurance | 3 |
Global Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 18 | |
3rd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BAHA 230 | Basic Pharmacology | 3 |
BAHA 304 | Health Care Management Foundations | 3 |
BAHA 331 | Advanced Health Care Coding Topics | 3 |
BAHA 401 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
SOCIO 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BAHA 336 | Legal Concepts of Health Care | 3 |
BAHA 402 | Quality Management in Health Care | 3 |
BAHA 411 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
Arts Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 12 | |
4th Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
LAWX 601 | Civil Procedure - Federal Jurisdiction | 3 |
LAWX 611 | Contracts | 4 |
LAWX 619 | Legal Analysis, Research, & Writing I (LARW I) | 3 |
LAWX 625 | Torts | 4 |
Hours | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
LAWX 602 | Civil Procedure - Federal Litigation | 3 |
LAWX 607 | Criminal Law | 3 |
LAWX 620 | Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II (LARW II) | 3 |
LAWX 645 | Property | 4 |
LAWX 676 | Legislation and Regulation | 2 |
Hours | 15 | |
Total Hours | 121 |