The bachelor of science (BS) in Health Services Administration prepares you to enter the challenging and fast growing profession of health service management. The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics advises that employment in this field is expected to grow at a faster than average rate of 16% per year. Health care services administration integrates all aspects of health care with administrators often being responsible for the management of facilities and equipment budgets as well as hundreds of employees.

Health Services Administration Program Mission Statement

The New York City College of Technology’s Health Service Administration program prepares students for entry-level administrative positions within health service organizations. Representing the interests of a diverse student body; the program gives to students the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies needed for successful career mobility and diversification. The faculty, staff and administration are committed to providing excellence in education through student focused active learning that promotes ongoing self development, ethical conduct, and leadership. The program offers a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for the rigors of employment, encourages their professional growth and inspires a commitment to graduate education and lifelong learning.

Program Description

The Health Services Administration program offers an upper-level program designed to develop and expand the career opportunities of associate degree health professionals. The program builds upon the strengths and coursework of the associate degree programs such as dental hygiene, restorative dentistry, nursing, vision care technology, radiologic technology and medical imaging, surgical technology and respiratory therapy, as well as associate degree clinical health professionals in other areas.

Graduates of the Health Services Administration program will be able to:

• Articulate the role of supervisors, managers, directors and administrators in health services organizations.
• Demonstrate entry-level management skills to plan, organize, direct and control the function and processes of a health service organization.
• Apply budget information and financial analysis to making decisions within health service organizations.
• Evaluate laws and policy regulations as well as apply appropriate legal decisions to the administration of health services organizations.
• Collect, interpret and apply data and research findings.
• Exercise proficient communication skills including written and oral communication.
• Engage in formal presentations and demonstrate technology competency with various electronic media.
• Integrate science, mathematics, humanities, critical thinking, information literacy, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills.

Careers

Graduates will be prepared to enter the challenging and fast-growing world of health service management as entry-level administrators in a variety of health care settings. Significant employment opportunities exist for graduates as supervisors, managers and administrators in hospitals, health care agencies, nursing homes, insurance companies, medical/dental clinics and managed care organizations. Alternatively, the program provides students with an excellent foundation should they wish to continue their graduate education in such distinctive fields as health administration, public health and the clinical professions.

A Program with the Working Student in Mind

Students in the Health Service Administration program study in small classes under the guidance of faculty members skilled in administration, finance, research methods, law and information technology. Classes are conveniently scheduled in the evenings and Saturdays. Students make use of state-of-the-art instruction materials and have the availability of the College’s significant technological and information resources including:

• A learning management system, BlackBoard©, an interactive Internet-enabled technology connecting students and faculty for online learning experiences
• Smart Classrooms for ‘hands on’ experience and learning opportunities
• A program that emphasizes “process education” where students are encouraged to master self-directed learning.

Faculty members within the Health Services Administration program have comprehensive career backgrounds in administration, public health and professional disciplines. They are dedicated to helping students put together a range of career development skills by working with them from admission to graduation.

Admissions Requirements:

Prerequisites for entering the program are an appropriate associate degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and licensure or certification in a clinical health science discipline or the full-time equivalent of two years employment in a health care setting.

To enter the Health Services Administration program you will need:

An associate degree in a health science program of study with a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and appropriate licensure or certification in hand or pending;
or
An associate degree from a program that has an articulation agreement with the NYCCT HSA program with a minimum grade point average of 2.5;
or
An associate degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and at least two years of alternative work experience in a health care setting or related field as determined by the HSA program coordinator.

Students will meet with a faculty advisor who will review their transcripts to ensure proper placement within the program.

Please contact the admissions office at 718-260-5500 or the transfer office at 718-260-5508 or the HSA program coordinator at 718.260.5957 for more information or an appointment.

Progression in the Health Services Administration Program

As per Health Services Administration program policy:

• A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in each course designated with the prefix HSA.
• No HSA course may be repeated more than once.
• No more than two HSA courses may be repeated during the entire course of study.
• Students must show progression (i.e. maintaining a 2.0 GPA, with no multiple W, WF or WU grades in any courses).

If a student fails to meet any of the above requirements, he/she will be required to withdraw from the HSA curriculum.

Health Services Administration Program

The College will grant a bachelor of science degree with a major in Health Services Administration upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 credits and all required coursework.

The BS in Health Services Administration is a transfer degree for students already holding an associate degree and professional licensure or relevant experience. Entering students will meet with an advisor to determine how their credits may best be used to meet CUNY Pathways Common Core requirements and College/degreespecific requirements. Students in a bachelor of science program are required to earn a minimum of 60 credits in liberal arts and sciences. The program-specific requirements for Health Services Administration include 42 professional credits from a combination of associate degree credits and upper level professional electives and 18 credits of required courses in the major.

Articulation Agreements