Healthcare - Healthcare Administration Specialization

Graduates of this program know and can apply a combination of real-world technical skills and general education concepts, and have learned to serve as valuable members of a healthcare team. Depending on the career track, graduates may choose from a variety of employment options involving healthcare administration, patient care, or related healthcare situations. Graduates understand and value critical thinking and problem solving, written and interpersonal communication, customer service, diversity awareness skills, and medical ethics, as these concepts relate to the healthcare industry and the community.

• Medical Office (Assistant) Manager, Administrator, or Coordinator
• Medical Secretary, Administrative Assistant, or Receptionist
• Patient Care Manager

This program is not designed to prepare graduates for any state-issued professional license or certification and has not been approved by any state professional licensing agency.

In addition to meeting all other acceptance requirements, applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen University part of American Public University System ("Rasmussen")’s chosen third-party vendor. Any prospective student must also consider their history, lifestyle, and future actions before enrolling in this program, and carefully consider whether their actions may prevent them from attaining employment in the field they choose to pursue. Additional requirements, such as industry-specific training may be required to obtain employment in this field. Applicants for careers in this field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, and drug/or alcohol testing. Employment decisions, including whether to require background checks and other tests, are made at the discretion of the employer.

Students are eligible to enroll in this program through a residential campus in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, and North Dakota when one of the following is met:

1. Student has a qualifying score on the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam. A minimum qualifying HESI® Admission Assessment Cumulative Score of 55% is required and must include Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & General Knowledge, Basic Math Skills, and Anatomy & Physiology exams. The minimum qualifying TEAS Admission Assessment Total Score is 41.3%.
2. Student is exempt from the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam based on already having earned a conferred bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum GPA of 2.25 from a United States-accredited institution of higher learning. This option is only available when a Nursing cohort is full and the student can take General Education courses while enrolled in this program that will apply to their desired Nursing program. The official transcript showing the conferred degree must be received by the University no later than the sixth business day of the first quarter of enrollment, or the student will be withdrawn.

Students who do not meet one of the above requirements are eligible to enroll in the Healthcare Associate’s Degree–Healthcare Administration Specialization program version through Rasmussen University Online, which does not require a School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam score.

Developmental Education courses, when required, do not count toward total program credits, and are not calculated in GPA. Students must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in Developmental Education courses through a Rasmussen entrance placement exam, approved exemption based on previously completed coursework, or by passing Developmental Education courses.

+Self-directed assessment available; see Self-Directed Assessments for details.