Nov 21, 2024

Catalog/Handbook 2024-2025

Supervision and Management (Healthcare Administration), BAS

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Program: U5330

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Supervision and Management Program provides an individual who has an associate degree (or the equivalent) the opportunity to further his or her education and advance in a chosen profession. The student builds upon the foundational skills attained through the associate degree program by completing upper-division coursework in management and leadership practices. The BAS upper-division coursework provides concentrated study for developing a theoretical and practical understanding of organizational management.

The Healthcare Administration Concentration of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management degree program prepares the student to enter the workforce as a medical or health services manager. In these professions, an individual is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and supervising the delivery of healthcare. As a healthcare administrator, the graduate may serve as a specialist managing specific clinical departments, or as a generalist managing a facility or system. This specialized managerial work involves a complex array of factors impacting today’s healthcare environment including technology, regulations, accreditation, innovation in treatment and delivery, system finance aspects, and insurance reimbursement.

Admission Criteria

Admission to this program requires an Associate in Science (AS) or Associate in Arts (AA) degree (or the equivalent) from a regionally accredited school or college, and at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0-point scale. The student must meet the requirements for college-level mathematics, reading, and writing. Any deficiencies must be satisfied prior to admission to the baccalaureate program. A student with an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is qualified for admission to the baccalaureate program once he or she has met the above-mentioned requirements. Any deficiencies in General Education requirements must be satisfied prior to graduation with a baccalaureate degree. If the student’s associate degree is from a non-regionally accredited institution, but is nationally accredited, the degree qualifies for admission, but a course-by-course evaluation is done according to Polk State College’s transfer practices and policies.

A student selecting the Healthcare Administration Concentration must have either an AS degree in a health science discipline, or must have completed the following courses:

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate is able to:
Required Program Core:
PLO 1: Develop skills and leadership expertise to effectively manage teams and individuals.
PLO 2: Contrast the ethical and legal dimensions of an organization and apply ethical standards and social responsibility to organizational decision making.
PLO 3: Analyze financial and economic data to support organizational decision making.
PLO 4: Integrate management theories and resource-management practices to successfully manage within an organizational unit.
PLO 5: Collect data and analyze information in order to formulate analytically sound decisions for the planning and utilization of resources.
PLO 6: Analyze and integrate the strategic decision-making and operational-planning process for effectual policy making within an organization.
PLO 7: Communicate effectively through multiple channels and media within internal and external environments.

Healthcare Administration Concentration:
PLO 1: Analyze the nature and causes of major healthcare problems, drawing on a broad informational base of healthcare and health issues.
PLO 2: Evaluate the structure of healthcare delivery systems and the related information-technology, finance, and risk-management issues.
PLO 3: Interpret the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues in healthcare administration.
PLO 4: Integrate information from multidisciplinary functional areas to critically analyze and strategize solutions to various healthcare issues.

BAS Program Curriculum

Each student is required to complete the courses below (or equivalent coursework) before taking the upper-division courses for which each item serves as a prerequisite.

Note: These courses may be applied toward the General Education requirement, lower-division General Electives, or lower-division Technical Credits.

General Education Requirements (36 Credits Required)

Note: A student who has completed an AA degree at a public Florida college has met the General Education requirements. A student who has completed an AA degree outside of Florida, or who has earned an AS or AAS degree but has General Education courses that vary from the requirements below, should consult with an advisor to determine if acceptable substitutions may satisfy some or all of Polk State’s General Education requirements.

Pursuant to Florida Statute Section 1007.25(3) and SBE Rule 6A.14.0303, a student must complete at least one course from a list of courses that are common to all state colleges and universities for each of the General Education subject areas: Communications, Mathematics, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. The options outlined below ensure that each student who earns a degree at Polk State meets this statewide requirement.

Communications (6 Credits Required)

Mathematics (6 Credits Required)

MAC 1105 - College Algebra
MAC 1114 - Trigonometry *
MAC 1140 - Precalculus Algebra *
MAC 1147 - Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry *
MAC 2233 - Applied Calculus I
MAC 2311 - Calculus I
MAC 2312 - Calculus II
MGF 1130 - Mathematical Thinking
MGF 1131 - Mathematics in Context
STA 2023 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Recommended for the BAS degree.)
* A student who takes MAC 1147 cannot take MAC 1114 and/or MAC 1140. A student who takes MAC 1114 and/or MAC 1140 cannot take MAC 1147.

Humanities (9 Credits Required)

Social Sciences (6 Credits Required)

Two courses are required. The student must select one course from List A; the second course can be from List A or List B.

List A

List B

ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics (Recommended for the BAS degree.)
POS 1112 - State and Local Government
SYG 2000 - Introduction to Sociology
SYG 2010 - Social Problems
WOH 1012 - World Civilization to 1500
WOH 1022 - World Civilization from 1500 to the Present

Natural Sciences (9 Credits Required)

Health and Wellness (Choose One)

Biological and Physical Sciences (7 Credits Required)

One course must be from List A; the other can be from List A or B. One of the two courses must have a lab component.

Program Requirements

AS Student
Technical Credits from AS Degree	42
General Education Credits from most AS Degrees	18
Additional General Education Credits	18
*OR*
AA Student
Elective Credits from AA Degree	24
General Education Credits from AA Degree	36
Additional Technical Credits in Related Field	18

Upper-Division Common Core Courses (19 Credits Required)

These courses are required for all Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management Program students.

Healthcare Administration Specialization Requirements (24 Credits Required)

Elective (Choose One)

Capstone

HSA 4922 - Capstone Experience: Healthcare Administration

Total Credits for BAS Degree: 120

Civic Literacy Competency

Pursuant to Rule 6A-10.02413 of the Florida Administrative Code, effective in the Fall 2022 Semester, competency in civic literacy is a requirement for each student receiving an Associate in Arts or baccalaureate degree. Competency in civic literacy must be demonstrated through one of the two options listed below:

Option 1:

Successful completion of one of the following courses:
AMH 1010 - History of the United States: 1607-1877 (effective in the Fall 2024 Semester)
AMH 1020 - History of the United States: 1877 to the Present
POS 2041 - American National Government

AND

Successful completion of the Florida Civic Literacy Examination with a score of 60% or better.

Option 2:

Completion of one of the following assessments with the score indicated:

The Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in U.S. Government and Politics with a score of three or better.
The Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in United States History with a score of four or better.
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) American Government Exam with a score of 50 or better.

Note: All approved accelerated credit is listed in Credit-By-Exam Equivalencies. The Credit-by-Exam section of the Florida State Articulation Committee website provides further details.

Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degree Program

The program graduate must:

Complete 120 credits as outlined above.
Earn an overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through any of the following means: completion of two years of high school instruction in the same foreign language, completion of a college-level course at the Elementary-2 level (or higher) in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL) (e.g., SPN 1131 First-Year Spanish II, FRE 1131 First Year French II, or ASL 1150 American Sign Language II), achievement of a minimum score on a foreign language proficiency exam approved by the Registrar’s Office, achievement of a score of three or higher on the Advanced Placement exam in a foreign language, or completion of a high school diploma from a foreign country where the student studied in a language other than English.
Complete 25 percent (i.e., 30 credit hours) of the program at Polk State College.
Complete at least 25 percent of the upper-division courses required for the BAS Program at Polk State College, including the program’s Capstone Course.
Earn a grade of C (or better) in the program’s Capstone Course.