Health Administration, B.S.

GPA/Grade Policy

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.

Major GPA:

• Students must maintain on overall combined major GPA of 2.67.  This GPA is made up of all courses taken in the major and equates to a B- average for all major courses.  

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 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 BSHA Program Director and determine into which major or program they would like to be placed.

Falling Below Major GPA Standards:

• If a student falls below the major GPA standard of 2.67, they will have one semester to bring their major GPA back above the standard.
• The student will be considered on departmental probation until they have brought their major GPA back to or above the department standard.
• The summer semester is not applied.  If a student falls below the major GPA standard after a spring semester, they will have until the end of the following fall semester to bring their major GPA back to or above the standard.
• If a student takes a semester off (i.e. they fall below the major 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 GPA back to or above the department standard.
• If a student fails to bring their major 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 BSHA 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 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

55 credit hours

B.S. in Health Administration

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