Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Admission Requirements

Required Application Materials

  1. Completed Admission Application and non-refundable application fee
  2. Official transcripts from all institutions attended.  A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university is required.
  3.  Statement of purpose
  4. Resume

Students without a degree from an English-speaking institution, where English is not the primary language of instruction and of the geographic area, must establish minimal proficiency in English by accomplishing one of the following: a TOEFL of 79 (iBT), 213 CBT, or 550 PBT or above, Duolingo 110 or above, a GRE verbal score of 146, satisfactory completion of La Verne’s English proficiency test, or satisfactory completion of prerequisite courses at La Verne as indicated by a placement examination.

Admission is evaluated on two criteria:

  1. Overall performance in undergraduate studies; while no minimum GPA is required, it is expected that the applicant demonstrates the academic ability to succeed at the graduate level.
  2. Personal statement of purpose that details applicants desire to work in health serving organizations. 

Prerequisites

  • Experience in the US health services industry preferred. Healthcare fieldwork/internship required if no US health services industry experience.

Accelerated Program

For accelerated program options, please contact the program director.

Degree Requirements

Total program: 36 semester hours

Core Requirements

HSM 500Management & Organizational Theory & Practice3
HSM 501Current Trends and Issues in Health Services3
HSM 502Financial and Cost Analysis3
HSM 503Healthcare Economics3
HSM 505Risk Management, Quality & Patient Safety in Healthcare Settings3
HSM 549Community Well Being and the Urban Context3
HSM 555Ethical Issues in Health Services3
HSM 598
Field Work/Internship
Total Semester Hours21

Research and Culminating Courses

3 semester hours

HSM 596Graduate Seminar3
Total Semester Hours3

Concentrations

12 semester hours

Students can elect to complete one of the concentrations below, or they can choose four additional elective courses with the HSM subject code.

Financial Management Concentration

Select one of the following:3
HSM
Elective
Select three of the following:9
HSM 532
Budgeting and Cost Control
HSM 534
Program Evaluation in Health Services
HSM 571
Management of Clinical and Financial Information
HSM 590
Selected Topics 1
HSM 598
Field Work/Internship
Total Semester Hours12

Public Health Concentration

Select one of the following:3
HSM
Elective
Select three of the following:9
HSM 545
Foundations of Public Health
HSM 546
Epidemiology
HSM 547
Policy Advances in Community Well Being
HSM 548
Applied Research for Public Health Professionals
HSM 551
Food Systems & Public Health
HSM 590
Selected Topics 1
HSM 598
Field Work/Internship
Total Semester Hours12
1

HSM 590 Selected Topics requires Program Director approval for use in any concentration.

Leadership and Management in HSOs Concentration  

Select one of the following:
HSM
Elective
Select three of the following:
HSM 520Strategic Planning and Management in Health Service Organizations3
HSM 524Personal Professional Development3
HSM 562Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations3
HSM 571Management of Clinical and Financial Information3
HSM 583Marketing and Business Development3
HSM 598
Field Work/Internship

Accelerated 4+1 Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Qualifying University of La Verne undergraduate students may apply to participate in the accelerated Master of Health Administration (MHA) program once they have completed 90 semester units of undergraduate courses. Participants will need advance approval from their undergraduate advisor for shared credit courses. The MHA courses may not exceed 15 units prior to undergraduate degree completion.

Applicants must meet all MHA admission requirements. Admission to the MHA program is provisional prior to undergraduate degree completion and contingent on applicants continuing to meet MHA admission and program requirements. Please contact the program director for further information.