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(Also see the USF Graduate Catalog, Public Health section)

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 MHA Course Planning Chart for Spring Start

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Degree Details

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The admission committee reviews and considers all required application documentation (listed above). To be admitted to an MHA degree, applicants must meet the following criteria.

USF Graduate School Admission Criteria

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1. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and satisfying at least one of the following criteria:
   1. “B” average or better in all work attempted while registered as an undergraduate student working for a degree, or
   2. “B” average or better  in all work attempted while registered as an upper division undergraduate student working for a baccalaureate degree.
2. A bachelor’s degree with a “B” average or better from a regionally accredited institution and a previous graduate degree with a “B” average or better from a regionally accredited institution.
3. The equivalent bachelors and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution.

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Additional College of Public Health Master of Health Administration Criteria

• MHA applicants must meet the minimum GRE scores for their program (defined in the GRE Scores Table in section 6.2 Admissions Tests Information of this catalog) AND the minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in upper division courses (GRE scores must be submitted regardless of GPA and GRE scores).
• In lieu of the GRE, only applicants to the Department of Health Policy and Management may submit a GMAT score for the MHA, MPH.
• Undergraduate majors are diverse and include: Life sciences, social sciences, business, or health professions.
• Prerequisite undergraduate courses: Microeconomics or equivalent (prerequisite must be completed prior to enrolling in PHC 6430 Health Economics I) and Accounting (prerequisite must be completed prior to enrolling in PHC 6160 Health Care Financial Management). 
• Basic computer competency is expected.
• Students in all online public health courses are expected to meet certain technology requirements in order to successfully participate in their courses. It is the student's responsibility to ensure all requirements are met prior to the start of the semester. For more information, visit: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/students_tech_requirements.htm.
• Applicants admitted to the MHA or an MPH with a concentration in the Department of Health Policy and Management who have a score on the GRE Verbal of Analytical Writing test which is below the 40th percentile may be required to take REA 2105—Critical Reading and Writing—or an equivalent English composition course, during the first semester of enrollment, and pass with a grade of “B” or better in the class. 
• Meeting of these criteria shall not be the only basis for admission.

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Program  Program Coursework (Updated with approved changes effective Fall 2014) College Core Courses Credits Pre/Co-requisites PHC 6000 Epidemiology 3   PHC 6050 Biostatistics 3   PHC 6102 Principles of Health Policy and Management 3   PHC 6357 Environmental & Occupational Health 3   PHC 6410 Social & Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health 3   Total Core Credit Hours 15   Management and Policy Credits Pre/Co-requisites PHC 6147 Managing Quality in Health Care 2 PHC6102 PHC 6148 Strategic Planning and Health Care Marketing 3 PHC6102 PHC 6151 Health Policy and Politics 3 PHC6102 PHC 6180 Health Services Management 3 PHC6102 PHC 6181 Organizational Behavior in Health Services 3 PHC6102 PHC 6420 Health Care Law, Regulation and Ethics 3   PHC 6435 Comparative Health Insurance Systems 3 PHC6430 or CI Section Credit Hours Subtotal 20   Finance, Economics and Decision Making Skills Credits Pre/Co-requisites PHC 6160 Health Care Financial Management 3  PHC6102, UG-Accounting QMB 6305 Managerial Decision Analysis 2   PHC 6161 Health Finance Applications 3  PHC6160 PHC 6191 Quantitative Analysis in Health Services 3 PHC6050, QMB6305 PHC 6196 Information Systems in Hlth Care Management 3 PHC6102, PHC6050 PHC 6430 Health Economics 3 UG Microeconomics Section Credit Hours Subtotal 17   Culminating Experiences Credits Pre/Co-requisites PHC 6945 Supervised Field Experience 1-2 See note #1 below PHC 6977 Special Project 3   PHC 6166 Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management 2 PHC6148, 6160, 6180, 6191 or ACG6025; min of 36cr completed Section Credit Hours Subtotal 6   Notes During 2nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academic affairs/fe/index.htm. Students with substantial work experience can negotiate a reduced number of hours with their advisor (e.g.,1 credit hour) if the student has meaningful experience (involving decision‐making) in a health care or related Organization  Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken. The grade will be included in the student’s GPA The College reserves all rights to repeal and/or modify

 

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