
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
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School of Business & Public Service
Canino School of Engineering Technology
School of Science, Health & Professional Studies
Health Services Management ~ B. Tech.
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.