Small logo Health Services 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


Health Services Management ~ B. Tech.

Small logo 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.
  • Math A Regents exam plus one year of defined Math with passing grades.
  • Chemistry Regents with a grade of 65 or higher.
  • Students who do not meet necessary prerequisites may be admitted to the College. However, completing the program may require more than four years.

Program Requirements (Curriculum 0253):

  • All students will complete a minimum of 125 credits, maintaining a GPA of 2.5.
  • In order to advance to junior level status all graduates will complete 65 credits, maintaining a GPA of 2.5.
  • Course work from Certificate and Associate degree programs with a minimum grade of C may be accepted to permit advanced standing.
  • In order to maintain junior and senior level status and to advance to the final semester, all students must maintain a GPA of 2.5.
  • In order to advance to the final semester and begin an internship, all students must obtaina passing grade in HSMB 308 Health Services Management Internship Orientation.
  • In order to graduate all students must successfully complete 12 credits/480 hours of internship HSMB 408 Internship, along with HSMB 410 Senior Seminar. Both must be completed with a minimum grade of B. Failure of two internships will result in dismissal from the program.

Semester I Credits

BIOL 105 College Biology I OR
ESCI 101 Intro. to Environ. Sci. AND
ESCI 102 Intro. to Environ. Sci.Lab 4
ENGL 102 Oral & Written Expression 3
HSMB 101 Intro to Health Services Mgmt. 4
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology 3
CITA 110 Intro to Information Tech 3

TOTAL CREDITS

17

Semester II Credits

BIOL 207 Human Anatomy OR
BIOL 217 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
HLTH 100 Intro to Medical Science
with Terminology*
2
MATH 111 Survey of Mathematics OR
MATH 141 Statistics 3
  Humanities Elective (GER 7) 3
PSYC 225 Human Development 3

TOTAL CREDITS

15

Semester III Credits

BIOL 218 Human Anatomy & Physiology II OR 4
  Liberal Arts Elective 3
HLTH 103 Health: Current Perspectives
& Practical Applications*
3
HLTH 104 Introduction to Gerontology 3
HLTH 105 Pathology 3
HLTH 110 Survey of Complementary Medicine 3

TOTAL CREDITS

15 -16

Semester IV Credits

ACCT 101 Accounting Principles I 4
BIOL 209 Microbiology 4
HLTH 200 Medical Terminology of Disease 3
  Social Science Elective (GER 4,5,6) 3
  General Elective 3
 

TOTAL CREDITS

17

Semester V Credits

ACCT 102 Accounting Principles II 3
BSAD 201 Business Law I 3
HSMB 301 Public Health Issues 3
HSMB 304 U.S. Health Care System 3
  U/L Liberal Arts Elective
(GER 4,5,6,8)
3
 

TOTAL CREDITS

15

Semester VI Credits

FSMA 210 Introduction to Finance 3
HSMB 302 Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Care* 3
HSMB 305 Managed Care 3
HSMB 307 Health Care Facility Administration 3
BSAD 340 Management Communications 3

TOTAL CREDITS

15

Semester VII Credits

BSAD 301 Principles of Management 3
BSAD 350 Marketing 3
HMSB 308 Health Services Management Internship Orientation 1
HMSB 306 Health Care Financing 3
BSAD 310 Human Resource Mgt. 3
  U/L Liberal Arts Elective (GER 4,5,6,8) 3

TOTAL CREDITS

16

Semester VIII Credits

HSMB 408 Internship      12
HSMB 410 Senior Seminar       3

TOTAL CREDITS

15

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

U/L = Upper Level courses (300/400)
NOTE: Health Services Management program has to meet seven of the ten General Education Requirements.




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