Healthcare Administration and Leadership Certificate

The Certificate in Health Care Administration and Leadership is a graduate program designed to prepare students to plan, direct, coordinate, and deliver health care services. The Certificate Program consists of 12 credit hours of courses emphasizing administrative and leadership skills in the health care industries.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the certificate program in advanced business administration, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley.

1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
3. Resume

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

Required Courses - 12 Hours

Choose 12 hours from the following:

ACCT 6305	Healthcare Accounting	3
ECON 6354	Health Economics	3
MARK 6360	Health Care Marketing	3
MGMT 6333	Human Resource Management in Healthcare	3
MGMT 6372	Organizational Leadership and Change	3
NURS 6307	Health Care Policy, Organization and Financing	3
SPAN 6360	Language Access and Planning in Health Care	3

Total Credit Hours: 12