Master of Health Administration Accelerated Graduate Degree Pathway

Undergraduate students majoring in Health Administration (BS) can choose to begin the MHA program a year earlier through our 3+2 accelerated graduate degree pathway. By subtracting one year of undergraduate coursework, students can earn both their Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration and Master of Health Administration degree in as few as five years (three years of undergraduate coursework and two years of graduate coursework).

Conditional Acceptance

Undergraduate students majoring in the Health Administration (BS) can apply for conditional acceptance into the MHA accelerated graduate degree pathway once they have completed at least 30 undergraduate credit hours. These credit hours must include the following courses:

• ACTG 2010  - Survey of Accounting I (3)  
• ECON 1010 SS CC - Economics as a Social Science (3)  OR ECON 2010 SS CC - Principles of Microeconomics (3)  
• HTHS 1101 - Medical Terminology (2)   
• HAS 3000 - The Healthcare System (3)  
  HAS 3010 - Professionalism in Healthcare (3)  
• Fulfilled QL

For the courses listed above, students must achieve a grade of “C” or better. Additionally, students must have an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 to be eligible for conditional acceptance.

Admission Requirements

• Conditionally accepted students are eligible to matriculate into the MHA program in the subsequent Fall semester once they have met the following admissions criteria:
• Completed at least 102 undergraduate credit hours (not including the credit-sharing courses)
• At least 30 of these credit hours must be taken at WSU to fulfill the residency requirement
• At least 16 of these credit hours must be upper-division (3000-4000 level)
• Completed all WSU general education requirements
• Maintained an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
• Submitted a Graduate MHA Student Application through the MHA Website.This application must include:
  • Official Transcripts from ALL other colleges/universities
  • Essay
  • Resume
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • Application Fee

Students denied admission into the MHA program will be encouraged to apply for admission to the Health Administration (BS)  program to complete the remaining bachelor’s degree requirements.

Graduate Coursework

During the first year of the MHA program, 18 of the graduate credits completed will also be applied (credit share) as upper-division undergraduate credit hours to fulfill the degree requirements in the Health Administration (BS) program.

Graduate Retention Requirements

1. Retention in the graduate MHA program will be based on the following criteria:

   1. Grade “C” or better in all required MHA courses.

   2. Maintain an overall Weber State University Graduate GPA of 3.0.

   3. Adhere to MHA Student Handbook Policies.
2. Students who fail to meet the retention criteria will be placed on probation in the MHA program for one semester. If standards are not met by the end of the probationary period, the student will be dismissed from the program. Students who receive a grade lower than a “C” in any required MHA course must repeat that course and receive a grade of “C” or higher to remain in the program.
3. Students who choose to discontinue the MHA program or are dismissed from the program within the first year will be directed to the Health Administration (BS) program director for academic advisement. A plan for completing their bachelor’s degree will be developed. The MHA program director and the Office of Graduate Studies will determine whether any credit sharing will be applied based on the MHA courses the student completed before discontinuance/dismissal.
4. Students who complete the first year of the MHA program but choose to discontinue the program afterward will still receive their Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration.

Please refer to the School of Health Administrative Services website for more information about our 3+2 Accelerated Graduate Degree Pathway.