Health Services Administration

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT is required;

2. A minimum 3.0 (B) Cumulative Grade Point Average from a completed undergraduate degree program;

3. A minimum of one-year experience in a healthcare setting either as a healthcare clinician, administrator, or can demonstrate experience within business sectors for candidate who are early careerists;

   • Current Lehman College students with 60 credits and GPA of 3.0 are eligible to apply and their admission to the program is contingent upon successful completion of the HSA major; and

   • Healthcare executives and executive management-level professionals are eligible to apply with a minimum of 1 year of experience a performance evaluation is required as part of the application.

4. Three letters of recommendation: letters must be from an employer, healthcare professionals, or previous academic professors;

5. An interview with faculty will be required of all candidates and;

6. A current resume detailing all past professional employment and any community or professional organization leadership positions, memberships, and service; and

7. A 500-word essay that includes responses to the following prompts:

   • reasons for wanting to pursue a degree as a Health Services Administrator;

   • candidate's philosophy on excellence in healthcare leadership, including the specific characteristics that contribute to effective leadership; and

   • current assessment of the state of healthcare, including health equity, health disparities, and what appear to be the greatest challenges and suggestions for overcoming these challenges.

This is a cohort-based, 30-credit MS degree in Health Services Administration is to prepare students to assume positions in middle and upper management within a variety of healthcare institutions. The program will provide training and educational opportunities via innovative curricula for 21st century healthcare leaders. The degree is affordable and accessible high-quality education designed to increase upward mobility for participants, improve health outcomes for Bronx residents, and enhance the efficiency of local health systems. There is currently no program at a public institution in NYC that offers an MS in HSA with a focus on health equity. The MS-HSA program will be housed in the Department of Health Equity, Administration & Technology in the School of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing (HS2N) and it will be the first graduate program offered by Health Services Administration.

This degree program is designed to offer a high-quality healthcare management education that best prepares students for leadership roles in the burgeoning healthcare industry. The program delivers competencies that meet the challenges of providing healthcare in diverse communities across the country and around the world. Students will be prepared for positions with representative titles that include: Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director, Executive Vice Present, Operations Vice President, Clinical Director, Health Information Management Corporate Director, Health Information Management Director, Health Manager, Health Program Manager, Medical and Health Services Managers, Administrative Supervisor, Customer Service Manager/ Supervisor, Office Coordinator, Office Manager/ Supervisor, Clinical Data Manager, and Staff Services Manager. Courses represent interdisciplinary scholarship including public health research, economics and financial management, human resources, leadership and organizational management, system delivery, strategic management, communication and marketing, social justice, ethics and law, policy, and health informatics and data analytics.

Program Plan

The following is a listing by terms of the course that comprise the 30 credit Master of Science in Health Services Administration. The curriculum will use the 7-week modules where two courses are offered each fall, spring, and summer. There will be a part-time track for students who are not able to enroll full-time. Part-time students will take one course in the same sequence as the full-time student.