Health Services Administration, B.S.

GPA/Grade Policy

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In order to remain in good standing with and graduate as an undergraduate major from the Department of Health Services Administration, students must meet the following criteria.

Overall GPA:

• Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or above, as per the general university requirements for undergraduate students.

Minor GPA:

• Students must meet criteria for minor courses as designated by the Williams College of Business.

Major and Concentration GPA:

• Students must maintain on overall combined major/concentration GPA of 2.67.  This GPA is made up of all courses taken in the major and concentration, and equates to a B- average for all major courses.  If the student is to change concentrations, grades from their first concentration still apply to the calculation of this GPA.

Introductory Course Grades:

• Students must achieve a grade of B- or higher in HESA 101 and a grade of C or higher in HESA 110.
• Students must achieve a grade of B- or higher in HESA 370 Internship Preparation. This class prepares students for the internship requirement the summer after their junior year.
• Grades lower than B- will result in a student not receiving credit for that course requirement towards their Health Services Administration degree.

 

Retaking Introductory Courses:

• If a student receives a grade of below the minimum required in HESA 101 or HESA 370, they may retake that course two additional times as per the general university policy.
• If a student receives a grade of C- or below in HESA 110 they may retake that course two additional times as per the general university policy.
• The student will be considered on departmental probation until they achieve or surpass the required grade for the designated course.
• The course must be retaken at Xavier.
• If a student fails to meet department grade standards after taking a course a total of three times, they will be dismissed from the major.
• If being dismissed, students will meet with the BSHSA Program Director and determine into which major or program they would like to be placed.

Falling Below Major/Concentration GPA Standards:

• If a student falls below the major/concentration GPA standard of 2.67, they will have one semester to bring their major/concentration GPA back above the standard.
• The student will be considered on departmental probation until they have brought their major/concentration GPA back to or above the department standard.
• The summer semester is not applied.  If a student falls below the major/concentration GPA standard after a spring semester, they will have until the end of the following fall semester to bring their major/concentration GPA back to or above the standard.
• If a student takes a semester off (i.e. they fall below the major/concentration standard after spring semester and take the following fall off), they will have until the end of their next enrolled semester to bring their major/concentration GPA back to or above the department standard.
• If a student fails to bring their major/concentration GPA back to or above the department standard at the end of the designated semester, they will be dismissed from the major.
• If being dismissed, students will meet with the BSHSA Program Director and determine into which major or program they would like to be placed.

HESA 371/372 Internship:

• If a student is on departmental probation, they may not enroll in or complete hours towards either the HESA 371 or HESA 372 internship courses.

Appealing Departmental Probation:

• Students may appeal department probation.
• If a student wishes to appeal, they should start by scheduling a meeting with the Program Director of the Undergraduate Program in Health Services Administration.
• If the Director is the professor for the course they wish to appeal, they should start with scheduling a meeting with the Health Services Administration Department Chair.
• The student should come to the meeting prepared with materials that support their appeal (i.e. tests, completed assignments, etc.).
• The Director or Chair will meet with the student. The Director and Chair will make a decision about each student appeal.
• If a student is not satisfied with the outcome of the appeal process, they can bring the appeal to the Dean of the College of Professional Sciences, following their appeal process.

Curriculum

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The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration degree requires at least 120 semester credit hours, with a major in Health Services Administration of 34 hours, plus nine credit hours in a specified concentration (Analytics: Information Management, Analytics: Population Health or Long-Term Care).  Students must also declare a Business minor.

 

B.S. in Health Services Administration

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This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree.  For more information, see your academic advisor.