Curriculum
Health Care Administration: Degree Completion Program Curriculum Plan
Fall and Spring starts are available for the HCA program. In addition to the online courses listed below in the program of study, the HCA Degree Completion Online Program has a 96-hour internship requirement (HCA 400 – 1 credit hour) and two residencies.
| SEMESTER I | CREDIT HOURS | |
| REL 301 | Medical Ethics (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| BUS 312 | Human Resource Mgmt. (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 214 | Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| REL 311 | World Religions (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 300 | Residency for DL Program I | .5 |
| 12.5 | ||
| SEMESTER II | CREDIT HOURS | |
| BUS 222 | Managerial Accounting (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 224 | Health Care Economics (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| IDS 399 or any 300/400 | Interdisciplinary Study (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| level HUM or SOC course | ||
| HCA 430 | Management Accountability in | 3 |
| Health Care Organizations (2nd 8 wks) | ||
| 12 | ||
| SEMESTER III | CREDIT HOURS | |
| SOC 211 | Cultural Diversity (Summer III - 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 412 | Health Care Law & Ethics (Summer III - 8 wks) | 3 |
| 6 | ||
| SEMESTER IV | CREDIT HOURS | |
| HCA 316 | Health Care Information Systems (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 418 | Managed Care Contracting (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| BUS 318 | Marketing Concepts (1st 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 410 | Health Care Finance (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| 12 | ||
| SEMESTER V | CREDIT HOURS | |
| HCA 400 | Health Care Administration Internship | 1 |
| 8 hours/week for 12 weeks | ||
| HCA 424 | Health Care Administrative Capstone (2nd 8 wks) | 3 |
| HCA 401 | Residency for DL Program II | 0.5 |
| 4.5 | ||
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (HCA Degree Completion Online Program): 47
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS NEEDED FOR DEGREE: 120
NOTE: Students with at least one year of healthcare management experience may be eligible to have the 96-hour Health Care Administration internship requirement waived.
Additionally, students are responsible for completing the minimum requirements associated with completing a bachelors degree from Mercy College, which can be reviewed in the College catalog.
Once a student enrolls at Mercy College, only six hours of credit can be transferred in from another institution of higher education to satisfy coursework toward his/her graduation requirements.
