Offered by the School of Public Health (SPH), the 18-credit-hour program provides foundational knowledge in healthcare administration to complement students' main area of study.
The primary graduate program is responsible for determining acceptance of healthcare administration courses as electives towards the student's primary graduate degree. Students may complete the minor even if the primary degree does not accept the healthcare administration credits.
General Policies
- Students must complete both the primary graduate degree and the graduate healthcare administration minor before the degree is awarded.
- Students must attain a graduate healthcare administration minor GPA of 3.0 to graduate with the minor. A minimum of a “B” is required to pass each course.
- The primary graduate program will determine if and how graduate healthcare administration minor classes will be counted in the primary program GPA.
- The minor will not be listed on the graduate diploma but will be included in the official academic transcript.
- Tuition for healthcare administration classes is charged separately from the primary program tuition.
- The maximum number of credits allowed in each term is determined by the primary graduate program.
Change of Program Procedures
Students who wish to pursue this minor should fill out a change of program form with signatures from the primary academic adviser and the new SPH adviser. Admission to the minor is based on a status of good standing in a Samford graduate program. If a student decides to seek entry to the Master of Healthcare Administration, he/she is required to follow the admission requirements in place at the time of application.
To add the new minor, contact Amber Kustos, director of graduate and undergraduate student services, at akustos@samford.edu or 205-726-4691.
Curriculum
Graduate healthcare administration minor courses cannot be waived or substituted. Please see the Samford University Catalog and the semester schedules for prerequisite requirements.
