Healthcare Management

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Subsequent Degree Requirements
70 semester hours

Subsequent degrees are for students who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Please contact your SSA before beginning any Subsequent Degree coursework.

Each degree candidate must show transfer credit for, or meet the requirements listed below and any necessary prerequisites. The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin.

General Education Core (16 hours)

COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
ECON 210 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
OR ECON 220 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
MATH 215* - Statistical Concepts (4)
PF 321** - Learning Strategies (2)

*Students also must meet the University algebra competency requirement.
**PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the
first 15-week BLF course.

Professional Core (16 hours)

ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
BSAD 312 - Management Theory and Practices (4)
MGMT 320 - Decision Making and Problem Solving (4)
MGMT 325 - Organizational Behavior (4)

Major Area (38 hours)

HCM 200 - Healthcare Terminology (2)
HCM 300 - Healthcare Management (4)
HCM 320 - Healthcare Financial Management I (4)
HCM 442 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management (4)
HCM 472 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Management (4)
HCM 495 - Healthcare Management Capstone (4)
Major Area Electives (16)*
*Select 16 hours from the following:
- HCM 340 - Community Health (4)
- HCM 350 - Healthcare Informatics (4)
- HCM 410 - Healthcare Management Internship (1-4)
- HCM 422 - Healthcare Outcomes Management (4)
- HCM 432 - Healthcare Financial Management II (4)
- HCM 482 - Healthcare Strategic Management (4)
- HCM 499 - Independent Studies in Healthcare (1-4)

Each candidate for a subsequent degree must successfully complete in residence at Franklin University a minimum of 30 credit hours of 200 level courses or above, of which a minimum of 16 credit hours must be in major area courses at the 300 or 400 level. If the student is a previous Franklin University bachelor of science degree graduate, the 30 credits must be earned after the first Franklin University B.S. degree was awarded. If the required courses for a subsequent degree total less than 30 credit hours, the student may take Free Elective courses to achieve residency.

A minimum GPA of 2.25 is required in the major area, and each major area course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to count toward degree requirements. Computer Literacy is a General Education prerequisite. Students with computer experience will have the option of completing a free placement exam to waive this prerequisite.

Business Principles (BSAD 110) is a Professional Core prerequisite. Transfer students with the equivalent of four business courses are not required to take Business Principles. Each candidate must show transfer credit for, or meet the requirements listed above, and any necessary prerequisites.

The Healthcare Management Program also offers a Bachelor of Science Degree and Joint Programs of Study: B.S., Healthcare Management/ MBA.