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Health Care Management - Program Description

Health Care Management is a Bachelor of Technology degree, which includes study in health, business and management. Individuals will be prepared to enter public and private service jobs with theoretical and practical skills necessary for a challenging lifelong career in an ever changing technological society.

• This program provides a diverse background in health, business and management areas.
• Train for positions in management and administration.
• Gain upward mobility in your health career.
• Transfer up to 24 credits in the health major from an AAS degree.
• Transfer many of the liberal arts credits.
• The program offers several upper division management classes.
• Serve an internship in the last semester

Students in this Major:

• May start as a freshman or transfer credits from a health curriculum for advanced standing in the major.
• The junior and senior years are presented as asynchronous online courses and thus attendance in Canton will not be necessary.
• Will have internships in the last semester of study.
• Will have a diverse background in health, business, and management.
• With AAS degrees in such fields as Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technician, Occupational Therapy Assistant, or Physical Therapist Assistant can transfer the courses in their major for the health core courses in the Bachelor of Technology program.
• Have the opportunity to enroll in SUNY Canton's Master of Science in Health Services Administration in conjunction with SUNYIT.

Career Opportunities:

• Upward mobility in allied health fields
• Public and private service careers
• Insurance industry
• Research in Public Health
• Private industry

Admission Requirements:

• Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.
• Biology Regents with a grade of 75 or higher.
• NYS Geometry Regents or Math A plus one year with passing grades.
• Chemistry Regents with a grade of 65 or higher.
• Students must be prepared to take ENGL 102 (Oral and Written Expression).
• Transfer students must have a GPA of 2.0 or better.

Students who do not meet necessary prerequisites may be admitted to the College. However, completing the program may require more than four years.

*An applied course, which includes business courses, may be substituted.

** Fulfills writing intensive requirement

U/L = Upper Level courses (300/400)
GER = General Education Requirements

NOTE: Health Care Management students must meet seven of the ten General Education Requirements and successfully complete the SUNY Canton Computer Competency requirement.

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