Sharon Starcher, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Business, Program Director
When healthcare gains administrative leadership,
the possibilities are endless.
Healthcare Administration is where healthcare meets business. At Fresno Pacific, you’ll not only broaden your academic foundation, you’ll gain specialized skill, like how to effectively communicate across the complex healthcare landscape.
Whether you’re seeking to work in a private doctor’s office or a corporate medical setting, courses will prepare you to develop, plan, and manage operations and services within the healthcare industry.
Instruction from faculty with decades of experience within the healthcare field includes management, resource allocation, policy-making, and healthcare laws and regulations.
Through the study of healthcare management, you’ll be prepared to successfully enter this growing field equipped with the skills to effectively enhance organizational leadership within the healthcare field.
Program Highlights
- Choose between face-to-face or fully online program options
- Meet for class one night per week
- Progress through the entire program with a cohort of 12-22 adult students
- Engage diverse classmates from a variety of life stages and cultural backgrounds
- Study under experienced faculty and who assign relevant coursework
- For a detailed program brochure click here
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Program Director: Sharon L. Starcher, DBA
Overview
This major is designed to provide expansive knowledge of the business environment from a systems perspective, emphasizing Healthcare Administration. Classes such as management, organizational behavior, marketing and accounting provide the foundation for advanced classes in Health Care. Students with this emphasis learn about Health Care Law, Ethics and regulations, Quality Management in Healthcare, and Information Technology in Healthcare, and complete a Healthcare Research Project. Threaded throughout the major is an ethical employee and leadership perspective. The major is designed to provide a solid background for graduates to use in seeking responsible employment or promotion in the field of Healthcare Administration.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Business Content Knowledge: the student demonstrates mastery of foundational knowledge in general management, organization development, human resource management, managerial accounting, the legal and ethical influences in business, and marketing. USLO Content Knowledge
- Critical Thinking: the student evaluates business conditions, identifies problems, and creates solutions within the business context utilizing critical thinking skills. USLO Critical Thinking
- Faith Integration: the student recognizes Christian ethics and values, and the student integrates his/her faith-based ethics and values as the student formulates decisions that affect the business community and its environment based on the course focus. USLO Moral Reasoning, Service
- Communication: the student conveys researched ideas clearly through professional written and oral communication that utilizes the current language of the business community. USLO Oral Communication, Written Communication
- Cultural Awareness: the student applies management practices that demonstrate the student's understanding and respect for organizational culture, for diverse cultures at large, and for the impact to society and the environment. USLO Perspective
- Reflection and Personal Growth: the student integrates advanced self-awareness and interpersonal effectiveness into supportive service as a professional, a team member, and a leader. USLO Reflection
Healthcare Administration Emphasis
HC1. Research and Analysis: the student demonstrates the ability to analyze healthcare-related data and derive accurate meaning and apply to the field of Healthcare Administration. USLO Information Literacy
HC2. Information Literacy: Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and manage quality management in the field of healthcare to improve care in a variety of health-related fields.
Credit-Bearing Grades
Students must earn a C- or higher to receive credit for their business administration-healthcare administration courses. Exceptions: Students may receive credit for BIB-314 and BIB-451, as well as any other general education or elective course, with a D -.
Program Length
18 month cohort program
Locations Offered
Online
Degree Pathways
Business Administration - Healthcare Administration, B.A. Two Year Pathway
Program Co-requisite Courses (6 units)- ECON 103Â -Â Introduction to Economics Credits 3
- MATH 205Â -Â Introductory Statistics Credits 3
Required Courses (33 units)- ACCT 301Â -Â Accounting for Management Credits 3
- BIB 114Â -Â Jesus and the Christian Community Credits 3
- BIB 251Â -Â Biblical Perspectives for Leadership Credits 3
- BUS 430Â -Â Business Information Systems Credits 3
- BUS 431Â -Â Organization Behavior Credits 3
- BUS 434Â -Â Individual in the Organization Credits 3
- BUS 442Â -Â Ethics and Values in Organizations Credits 3
- BUS 475Â -Â Law and the Business Environment Credits 3
- FIN 460Â -Â Business Finance Credits 3
- INTB 370Â -Â International Business Credits 3
- MKT 320Â -Â World of Marketing Credits 3
Emphasis Courses (9 units)- HC 320Â -Â Health Care Law, Regulations and Ethics Credits 3
- HC 435Â -Â Quality Management in Healthcare Credits 3
- HC 450Â -Â Health Care Systems Administration and Information Technology Credits 3
Capstone Course (3 units)- HC 480Â -Â Health Care Research Design Credits 3
Electives - Select business courses offered in any emphasis area to meet required total credits.
- ACCT 301Â -Â Accounting for Management Credits 3
- BIB 114Â -Â Jesus and the Christian Community Credits 3
- BIB 251Â -Â Biblical Perspectives for Leadership Credits 3
- BUS 430Â -Â Business Information Systems Credits 3
- BUS 431Â -Â Organization Behavior Credits 3
- BUS 434Â -Â Individual in the Organization Credits 3
- BUS 442Â -Â Ethics and Values in Organizations Credits 3
- BUS 475Â -Â Law and the Business Environment Credits 3
- FIN 460Â -Â Business Finance Credits 3
- INTB 370Â -Â International Business Credits 3
- MKT 320Â -Â World of Marketing Credits 3
Emphasis Courses (9 units)- HC 320Â -Â Health Care Law, Regulations and Ethics Credits 3
- HC 435Â -Â Quality Management in Healthcare Credits 3
- HC 450Â -Â Health Care Systems Administration and Information Technology Credits 3
Capstone Course (3 units)- HC 480Â -Â Health Care Research Design Credits 3
Electives - Select business courses offered in any emphasis area to meet required total credits.
- HC 480Â -Â Health Care Research Design Credits 3
Electives - Select business courses offered in any emphasis area to meet required total credits.
Possibilities Await
With an ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Education
You already have a lot going on in your life, which is why our degree completion programs are designed to meet you where you are. You'll be surrounded by other students who will support and encourage you, by faculty mentors who are invested in your success, by opportunities to connect what you learn in the classroom to the real world, and by connections to the employers who will help you move forward in your career.
First Steps to Admission
- Submit an application for admission (online)
* Admission applications are free, no discount codes required. - Request official transcripts from previously attended colleges, universities and high schools and send electronically to trans.evaluator@fresno.edu
- GED Transcripts OR any AA, AS, AS-T, AA-T from an accredited College or University as proof of High School graduation
- This includes any military transcripts you may have, along with your military release forms (DD214).​â¶Ä‹
- Complete the FAFSA as early as October 1. (FAFSA Code: 001253)
Enroll in the minimum number of units per semester to qualify for loans. - Schedule an appointment with your Student Financial Services Advisor 559-453-2041 sfs@fresno.edu
Requirements
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University Admission Prerequisites
- Minimum 6 transferable baccalaureate-level units
- Minimum 2.4 GPA
- 2 years post-secondary experience
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Program Admission Prerequisites
- 60 transferable baccalaureate-level units
- Minimum 2.4 GPA
- 2 years post-secondary experience
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Information
Public Health Services (AS-T) to Healthcare Administration, B.A.
BA courses fulfilled through ADT:
- All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
- BA major has no lower-division major or co-requisite courses that could be fulfilled by the ADT.
- All BA major courses are upper-division and are completed at ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥.
- This program is offered as evening accelerated or online accelerated
ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.
Transfer Agreements
The following guidelines are used when considering transfer credit:
- Courses completed at a regionally or ABHE, ATS, TRACS, or AARTS accredited institution
- Baccalaureate-level courses
- Grade of C- or better
- Courses are not duplicate to credit already received
- All GE and major courses must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail
- No lab is required for Area 5 Physical & Biological Sciences
- Some majors have lower division prerequisites. Select an institution below to see the school's general education and lower division major requirements
*Transfer Agreements are only a tool. Transfer work is not considered official until it has been evaluated by the ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Registrar’s Office.
Non-traditional Admission
State Authorization
State authorization is a federal requirement in the Higher Education Act that requires institutions to be authorized in the state in which online programs are offered. ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ works regularly with individual state authorization agencies to meet each state's requirements. Currently, ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ has received authorization to offer online degree programs in all but seven states, as well as Washington, D.C. The seven states are: Georgia, Michigan, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
For the latest updates on the status of ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥'s authorization in your state, contact your ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Admissions representative.
Cost & Financial Aid
The below listed prices reflect the current and upcoming Fall and Spring semesters and do not include any financial aid. Paying for college can be an overwhelming step in your education journey. We can help you find all the possible opportunities to reduce your out of pocket costs.
Tuition & Financial Aid
* This is an estimate. Costs subject to change. Cost of attendance figures are used for budgeting purposes only and represent an estimate of projected tuition and fees for the coming academic year. Actual tuition rates are approved by the Board of Trustees and may vary.
Types of aid
Financial aid can refer to scholarships, grants and loans, which are available to you from the government, the university or outside sources. Aid types vary depending on the type of student you are.
Alexandra Green
Mathematics
The grants, the academic awards, the transfer scholarship – all of it makes it so much more affordable to attend ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥. I know that school isn’t cheap for anyone, but ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ helped me realize that I could actually come to this school because they were going to help me so much financially.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared for work as independent, mid-level managers within the healthcare industry, including hospitals, private groups and doctors’ offices.
Career Possibilities
- Operations manager
- Medical billing manager
- Human resources specialist
Career Development Happens Here
The staff in our Career Development and Experiential Learning Center are here to help you prepare to enter the working world. Whether your a freshman or an ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ alum, there are a number of resources and trainings offered to help you find the internship and job you’re looking for.
- Resume writing classes
- Career assessments, exploration & planning
- Job search and networking opportunities
- and much more