Master of Science Healthcare Administration - Specific Policies

Admissions. In addition to the admissions criteria for graduate programs, qualified applicants for the Master of Healthcare Administration must meet the following requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration or health-related field from an academic institution recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). ECPI University graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Organizational Leadership are required to take a two semester credit hour course in Fundamentals of Healthcare and pass with a grade of 80 or higher, before being admitted to the MHA program. 
• Submit a current resume and personal goal statement

Transfer Credit. A maximum of six graduate credit hours completed in the last six years with a B or higher may be transferred in from a prior Master’s degree in a health-related field.

MHA course content is planned in a sequential manner so that each course builds upon previous course content. Students must complete all courses sequentially as outlined in the syllabi. The numerical grade of 80 (B-) is the minimum passing grade for the course. Students who fail or drop a core course while in the MHA program may continue with their cohort; however, they will not be able to enter the focus track courses until they successfully complete the failed or dropped course. Focus track courses must be taken in sequence. All core and selected focus track courses must be completed prior to taking the Capstone Course. 

All graduate courses require a B- or better to be considered applicable toward degree completion and students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of a 3.0 or better to remain enrolled in the program. Students who receive two grades of F, at any time during the program, will be dismissed. A student must re-take a course for which a grade of F was earned. 

Attendance. The MHA program follows ECPI University's Graduate Attendance Policy

Address Changes. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the Program Director and ECPI University of address changes prior to relocation. 
 
Late Assignments and Testing. Guidance for late assignments and testing are located in the MHA Program Student Handbook located in the MHA Student Corner in the Canvas learning management system.

Program Purpose. The purpose of the Master's in Healthcare Administration is to prepare graduates to lead healthcare organizations, prepare future healthcare leaders to be focused on challenges concerning increased efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare organizations by improving delivery of patient care. In addition, it will provide opportunities for collaboration with peers, faculty, and healthcare networks. The Health Informatics track will prepare healthcare administrators in application of tools that support interoperability and informatics systems. The Community Health track supports the graduates working in community health or to advance the graduates professional practice through application of prevention, environmental, and social determinants related to public health issues. Graduates will be able to leverage advanced technologies to solve healthcare systems problems and educate current and future healthcare leaders.