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IUPUC Health Services Administration Concentration Proposal
The purpose of the concentration in Health Services Administration in the IUPUC Division of Business
is to offer pre-Nursing students who are not accepted into the Nursing program alternative educational
paths. This proposal for a new concentration within the Bachelor of Science in Business degree
program was drafted after reviewing similar degree programs at IUPUI-Indianapolis, Central Michigan
University, Ferris State University, and Georgetown University.
For alternative educational path #1, students can complete their BSB with a concentration in Health
Services Administration at IUPUC and complete all of the required coursework to apply to the IUPUIIndianapolis Accelerated BSN 2nd degree Option within 121 credit hours. The extra credit hour required
over the BSB degree is due to the number and credit hours of biology and microbiology courses required
as prerequisites for the Accelerated BSN 2nd degree Option. The extra credit hour is not a requirement
of the BSB degree with the Health Services Administration concentration. Students choosing the
Health Services Administration concentration can complete a BSB in Health Services Administration
and a BSN degree in about 5½ years.
For alternative educational path #2, students can complete their BSB with a concentration in Health
Services Administration at IUPUC and then pursue a graduate degree in public health (hopefully the
MHA program in the Fairbanks School of Public Health) or business.
For alternative educational path #3, students who complete their BSB with a concentration in Health
Services Administration at IUPUC may enter the workforce in health care administration. Occupational
possibilities from this path include among others: group practice administrator, health care consultant,
long-term care administrator, health industry sales representative, and hospital administrator.
IUPUC denies admission to 80-120 prospective Nursing students a year, about 30% of whom do not
further their education after not entering the Nursing program. These students, since they do not
continue their education, have a negative impact on IUPUC student retention and graduation. This new
concentration will improve IUPUC retention and graduation rates. Retention of an additional 40
freshman to their sophomore year could improve the retention rate for the IUPUC campus by as much as
five to ten percentage points. The impact of negative Nursing admission decisions on the region is even
greater with lost wages and shattered dreams for some prospective Nursing students. The Health
Services Administration concentration provides students with a new path for earning the clinical BSN
degree they initially pursued through the Accelerated BSN program as well as alternate opportunities for
careers in health care administration. It will improve educational attainment in South-Central Indiana by
providing greater options for students interested in the health care field.
Bachelor of Science in Business Degree requirements: General Education (39 credits), Business Core
(39 credits), Electives (24 credits, at least 12 credits non-Business), and Business Concentration (18
credits). We propose a Health Services Administration concentration within the Bachelor of Science in
Business undergraduate degree. Students take courses in Finance, Ethics, and Strategy as part of the
Business core classes. Students also must complete an internship as part of their degree requirements.
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As with the existing BSB concentrations available at IUPUC (Accounting, Finance, Management, and
Marketing), the proposed concentration is 18 credits.
Health Services Administration Concentration (18cr)
Required Courses (15 cr)
BUS-ZYY1 Health Care in America (P: W200, ECON E202, A202)
BUS-ZYY2 Principles of Epidemiology (P: Health Care in America)
BUS-ZYY3 Community Health (P: Health Care in America)
BUS-ZYY4 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (P: Health Care in America)
BUS-ZYY6 Health Systems Administration (P: Principles of Epidemiology, Community Health,
and Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration)
Choose any one business (BUS) course at the 300-400 level (3 cr)
BUSBUS-ZYY5 Quality Management in Health Care (P: Health Care in America)
None of these classes exist at IUPUC. We will begin the remonstrance process in the Spring 2014
semester. All courses will be open to any IUPUC student subject to course availability and
completion of any necessary prerequisites.
Potential Issues/Questions
Why is there a large difference in the number of credit hours between the existing Health Services
Administration programs and the proposed concentration?
We believe the difference in the credit hours is because at IUPUI-Indianapolis and the other larger
institutions you only take Health Services Management classes (accounting, finance, management,
marketing, human resources, strategy, etc.) after completing general education and elective class
requirements. IUPUC students, after completing their general education and elective courses, take,
common to all business students, a 39 credit-hour Business core and the specific 18 credit-hour Health
Services Administration concentration for a total of 57 credit-hours. For example, the course content
overlap of introductory Health Services Management finance and Business finance classes is probably at
least 80 percent and the two courses would be based on the same finance theories.
How can we know this is a quality concentration?
The mission of the Division of Business is to offer students a quality education through distinctive
programs for a lifetime of achievement. Our mission is omnipresent in our thinking and this
concentration. First, we have to meet external and international accreditation standards as we work
towards AACSB accreditation. AACSB accredits the top five percent of international business schools.
Second, we assume that our IUPUC and IUPUI-Indianapolis colleagues perceive our current business
core and concentration are of sufficient “quality.” The Health Services Administration concentration is
of no different “quality” than our existing concentrations. No difference in general education
requirements, no difference in math and science requirements, no difference in the minimum grade point
average to graduate, and no difference in degree requirements other than the 18 credit hours in the
Health Services Administration concentration.
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Can students who transfer to this major after receiving their notice of not being admitted to the
IUPUC Nursing program take classes immediately?
Students who elect to take this concentration will be ready for some business core classes immediately
upon transfer to Business. Health Services Administration students will need to take two Economics,
two Accounting, two Statistics, and the second Introduction to Business Management class in their first
year. After completing those courses, they will meet the prerequisites to pursue introductory business
classes and then later in their junior and senior years Health Services Administration concentration
classes. Please refer to the proposed plan of study below.
Will this concentration negatively impact enrollment at IUPUI-Indianapolis, or in the Fairbanks
School of Public Health B.S. in Health Services Management (BSHSM) and its Health Systems
Administration minor?
We do not anticipate any negative impact on IUPUI-Indianapolis enrollment nor the existing BSHSM
program in the Fairbanks School of Public Health. First, Bartholomew County residents make up only
0.8% of IUPUI-Indianapolis students. Second, we anticipate announcing to juniors and seniors in this
concentration the existence of the Fairbanks School of Public Health Master of Health Administration
(MHA) program and the Second Degree B.S. in Nursing Accelerated Track program. Our hope is that
some of our Health Services Administration undergraduates will pursue graduate opportunities at
IUPUI-Indianapolis therefore increasing enrollment at that campus. A letter of support from Fairbanks
is attached below.
Proposed Plan of Study for IUPUC Health Services Administration Concentration
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Summer I 2015
Summer II 2015
BUS X100
BUS W200
BUS F301
ECON E281
ENG W231
ECON E280
BUS HSA #1
ECON E201
ECON E202
BUS A201
BUS A202
BIOL N217(5)
MICR J201 (4)
BIOL N251(3)
Fall 2015
BUS D301
BUS M301
BUS Z302
BUS P301
Spring 2016
BUS X390
BUS HSA #2
BUS HSA #3
PSY B310
HIST H105
COMM R180
Fall 2016
BUS HSA #4
BUS HSA #5
Elective (2-3)
Spring 2017
BUS HSA #6
BUS J401
HPER H160
Summer I 2016
BUS J404
Summer II 2016
BUS X483 (2)
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Students transferring from the Pre-Nursing program would typically have about 21 credit hours of
General Education, Science, and Nursing classes when they transfer to the B.S. in Business program.
Existing Health Services Administration Concentration Programs
IUPUI-Fairbanks
School of Public Health
(54 credits)
Legal Aspects of Health Care
Administration (E)
Principles of Epidemiology
(R)
Health Systems
Administration (R)
Community Health (E)
Advanced Health Finance
and Budgeting (R)
Central Michigan
University
(45 credits)
Legal Aspects of Health
Services Organizations (R)
Managing the Health of the
Population (R)
Health Services
Administration (R)
Community Health (R)
Financial Aspects of Health
Services Organizations (R)
Introduction to Health Care
Service Organizations and
Systems (R)
Strategic Planning for Health
Care Organizations (R)
Ferris State
University
(36 credits)
Health Care Law 1 and 2 (R)
Epidemiology and Statistics
(R)
Health Care Administration
(R)
Public Health (R)
Health Care Finance 1, 2,
and 3 (R)
Orientation to Health Care
(R)
Health Care in America (R)
Health Services Research (R)
Quality Management in
Health Care (R)
Health Quality Internship (R)
Health Care Economics (E)
Health Care System
Economics (R)
Chronic and Long-Term
Care Administration (E)
Environmental Health
Science (E)
Health Policy (E)
Legal Environment Health
Care (R)
Epidemiology (R)
Health Care Strategic
Applications (R)
Biostatistics (R)
Quality Improvement in
Health Services (R)
Health Administration
Internship (R)
Health Administration Ethics
Seminar (R)
Georgetown University
(33 credits)
Principles of Long Term
Care (R)
Medical Terminology (R)
Development of Proposals
and Reports in Health
Administration (R)
Health Planning (R)
Safety Issues in Health Care
(R)
Decision Technologies in
Health Care (R)
Language of Health &
Disease (R)
Health Care
Promotion/Disease
Prevention (R)
Delivering Care Across the
Continuum (R)
Politics of Health Care (R)
Health Care Marketing (E)
R: required
E: elective
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Information from websites about the Health Services Administration major
IUPUI-Indianapolis
From IUPUI Fairbanks School of Public Health: http://pbhealth.iupui.edu/index.php/prospectivestudents/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-in-health-services-management-bshsm/research-andcareers/.
Careers that Make a Difference
Health administration graduates can be found working for a variety of public, nonprofit, and private
organizations. Some examples of employers include, but are not limited to:
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
IU Health
Community Health Network
Eli Lilly and Company
Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman
Indiana Health and Hospital Association
Indiana State Department of Health
Marion County Health Department
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services
From http://pbhealth.iupui.edu/index.php/prospective-students/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-inhealth-services-management-bshsm/major/.
Health Services Management Careers
The health services management major will prepare you for a variety of occupations within the health
care industry including, but not limited to:
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Billing Analyst
Budget and Reimbursement Analyst
Group Practice Manager
Health Care Consultant
Home Health Care
Long-Term Care Administrator
Hospital Administrator
Hospital Marketing
Human Resources Specialist
Insurance Sales and Claims
Medical Staffing Coordinator
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Physician Recruiter
Provider Relations Representative
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Central Michigan University
Description of the program at:
http://www.cmich.edu/academics/health_professions/hp_academics/health_sciences/academic_programs
/health_administration/Pages/default.aspx.
Description of the coursework at:
https://bulletins.cmich.edu/department_programs.asp?yr=2004&level=UG&loc=onc&dpid=50000181&
dep=Health+Sciences,+School+of.
Program requirements are at: https://bulletins.cmich.edu/build-degree.asp.
Ferris State University
Description of career paths at: http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/University/eccc/What-Can-IDo/degrees/hcsa.pdf.
Description of the program at: http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/alliedhe/csrchca/Health-CareSystem-Admin/HOME-Health-Care-System-Administration.htm.
List of the required classes at: http://catalog.ferris.edu/programs/69.
Georgetown University
Department web page at: http://nhs.georgetown.edu/healthsystems/.
Degree coursework at: http://nhs.georgetown.edu/docs/ProgressHCMPMgmt.pdf.
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July 20, 2013
Frank Wadsworth, PhD
Professor of Marketing and International Studies
Head, Division of Business
IUPUC
Dear Dr. Wadsworth,
The IU Fairbanks School of Public Health faculty members are aware of your
proposal for a new Health Services Administration concentration within the
Bachelor of Science in Business degree. You indicated that this concentration will
provide an alternate option for pre-nursing students who might leave your
campus after their freshman year if they aren’t admitted to the School of Nursing.
We are hopeful that your new concentration will serve the IUPUC students well.
As you know, the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health has an existing Bachelor of
Science in Health Services Administration on the IUPUI campus. It is our hope
that your new concentration will not compete directly with ours, and that your
new concentration might also serve as a potential feeder program for the Master
of Health Administration (MHA) Program at IUPUI.
Best,
Carole Kacius, PhD
Associate Dean for Education and Training
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
714 N. Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: 317/ 274-3126
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Fax: 317/ 274-3443
www.pbhealth.iupui.edu