Health Services, BS
Bachelor of Science in Health Services (275010BS)
The Applied Bachelor's in Health Services allows for both academic and technical training that meets the needs of health care employers. The degree is designed to provide an efficient, flexible, and technically relevant path to a bachelors degree. This will allow students to advance in their current career, and/or prepare for graduate/advanced professional-level training programs.
This program is a degree completion program for students who desire a program they can tailor to their personal and professional interests.
Requirements for Admission
Admission to the University of Akron and permission of program director.
Contact Information
Dr. Kristine Kraft
Polsky 265
330-972-6516
knk@uakron.edu
The following information has official approval of The School of Allied Health and The College of Health and Human Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate 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.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| Core Courses | 15 | |
| Certificate/Minor | 15 | |
| Electives | 50 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation
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 | |
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BAHA 120 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BAHA 200 | Introduction to Health Care Services | 3 |
| BAHA 220 | Introduction to Health Care Analytics | 3 |
| BAHA 402 | Quality Management in Health Care | 3 |
| CHHS 420 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Certificate/Minor
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate/Minor Courses | 15 | |
Students are encouraged to obtain a minimum 15 credit certificate, approved by the programs' director. 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Approved choices include: (see program director if there is a certificate/minor that is not listed)
Certificates
- Health Care Selling Certificate
- Professional Selling Certificate
- Health Care Services, Coding and Reimbursement Certificate
- Allied Health Care Administration Certificate
- Cyber Forensics Certificate
- Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Certificate
- Fire Protection Technology, Certificate
- Cyber Disaster Management, Certificate
- Addiction Services, Basic, Certificate
- Case Management for Children and Families, Certificate
- Early Childhood Programs, Certificate
- Parent and Family Education, Certificate
- Manual Communication, Certificate
Minors
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives 1 | ||
Student will work directly with the program director and program advisor to choose electives that are consistent with the students educational and career goals. | ||
| Lower Level Electives | 17 | |
| Upper Level Electives | 33 | |
| Total Hours | 50 | |
- 1
In order to reach the University minimum of 120 credits for a bachelor's degree, the total number of electives may vary based on the chosen certificate/minor, and other completed courses.
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| Writing I Requirement | 3 | |
| Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| BAHA 120 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Elective Lower Level | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Writing II Requirement | 3 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science with lab Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective - Lower Level | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Speaking Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts Requirement | 3 | |
| BAHA 200 | Introduction to Health Care Services | 3 |
| BAHA 220 | Introduction to Health Care Analytics | 3 |
| Certificate/ Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective - Lower Level | 3 | |
| Certificate/ Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Certificate/ Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Certificate/Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Certificate/Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Lower Level Elective | 2 | |
| Elective - Lower Level | 3 | |
| Elective - Upper Level | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Domestic Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Lower Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHHS 420 | 3 | |
| Global Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BAHA 402 | Quality Management in Health Care Capstone | 3 |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |