Health Services Management
The Program
The Health Services Management Program offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Health Services Management.
B.S. Degree Requirements
The degree requires the completion of 124 smester hours, including: 56 hours specific to the major, 60 hours of Art &
Sciences and the remaining hours are open electives. A minimum of 30 hours must be completed at SUNYIT.
For transfer students, the Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Art (A.A.) degree will facillitate a transfer
into the Health Services Management Program. Regardless of the student's academic or professional background, a program
of study can be developed to meet their specific needs.
As with all programs, degree requirement include a strong base of general education, conveying a diverse educational
experience that the student can use beyond their chosen area of professional preparation.
In general, each student includes in their program the following courses.
| Arts & Sciences - 60 Credits |
Minimum Credits |
| General Education Requirements |
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| Written Communication |
3 Credits |
| Mathematics (Elements of Calculus or higher) |
3 Credits |
| Social Sciences |
3 Credits |
| Science Elective |
3 Credits |
| Three of the Following Seven Categories (Humanities, Social Science, American History, Western Civilization, Non-Western Civilization, Fine Arts, Foreign Language) |
9 Credits |
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21 Credits |
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| Other requirements |
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| Economics of Health Care |
3 Credits |
| Communications (Upper Division - COM 306 or COM 308) |
4 Credits |
| Lab Science |
4 Credits |
| Spreadsheets |
1 Credits |
| Statistics |
3 Credits |
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15 Credits |
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| Arts and Science Electives |
Remainder of
60 credits |
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| Business - 6 Credits |
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| Financial Accounting |
3 Credits |
| Human Resource Management |
3 Credits |
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6 Credits |
| HSM Core Requirements - 48 Credits |
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| Health Care Delivery in the US |
3 Credits |
| Intro to Quantitative Methods in HSM |
3 Credits |
| Health Care and the Law |
3 Credits |
| Management for the Health Professions |
3 Credits |
| Introduction to Epidemiology |
3 Credits |
| Health Care Marketing/Strategic Planning (HSM Capstone Course) |
4 Credits |
| Financial Management for HCO |
3 Credits |
| Financial Management for HCO - Case |
1 Credits |
| Health Care Management/Medical Information Systems |
3 Credits |
| Health Services Management Electives |
9 Credits |
| Health Services Management Internship |
4-16 Credits |
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48 Credits |
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| Open Electives* |
Balance of
124 Credits |
*Other electives with permission of the student's advisor or program director.
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