HCAM Program Learning Outcomes

• Business Technology and Analytics: Students will articulate an applied understanding of key quality improvement metrics and methods to support evidence-based practice guidelines including:
  • Demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities to plan for and ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of data and confidentiality of the end user.
  • Demonstrate an ability to identify, aggregate, and summarize technical information for technical and non-technical personnel.
• Communication and Relationship Management: Students will demonstrate the ability to interact and communicate effectively by:
  • Presenting information in oral and written formats.
  • Collaborating effectively with others.
• Financial Management and Economic Reasoning: Students will demonstrate:
  • An ability to analyze, quantify, evaluate and determine the sound allocation of financial resources.
  • An ability to apply economic concepts for efficient allocation of scarce resources.
• Healthcare Legal Environment and Ethics: Students will be able to:
  • Recognize will ethical dilemmas in healthcare.
  • Recognize key healthcare legal and regulatory environment parameters.
  • Demonstrate discern viable options for ethical guided decision-making processes.
  • Demonstrate applied legal and regulatory reasoning.
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment: Students will demonstrate an accurate understanding of:
  • Health care system structures.
  • Reimbursement/payment models.
  • Factors associated with population health.
• Organizational Dynamics: Students will articulate an applied understanding of:
  • Organizational mission, vision, and culture.
  • Behaviors associated with organizational commitment and job performance.

What are your options?

Pre-Physical Therapy SRU 3+3: Earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy in six years rather than seven. In the first three years, you complete your major courses and prerequisites for the SRU DPT program. During your third undergraduate year, you apply for admission into the SRU DPT program. If accepted, your first year in the SRU DPT program meets the remaining requirements for your undergraduate degree. If not accepted, you continue to complete your undergraduate degree and can reapply to the program. The accelerated option is for incoming freshmen only.

Pre-Physical Therapy (SRU Traditional): Complete the requirements for your major and the prerequisites for the SRU DPT program and apply to the SRU DPT program in your senior year.

Academic Policies for Students in the Health Care Administration and Management (HCAM) Major

Effective for all Health Care Administration and Management (HCAM) Majors beginning Fall 2023

1. Policy for earning acceptable grades in the HCAM program:
   1. A student must earn a grade of “C” or better in ALL Required HCAM Courses.
   2. A student must earn a grade of “C” or better in ALL non-HCAM major Requirements.
   3. The HCAM curriculum is structured with pre-requisites. A student must earn a “C” or better in the pre-requisite course to be able to take the next course. See course catalog for pre-requisites.
   4. If a student does not earn a “C” or better, they will be required to:
      1. Retake the course
      2. They will be dropped from any course(s) in the following semester that requires a “C” or better as a pre-requisite (see course catalog for pre-requisites)
      3. Students will need to meet with their Academic Advisor and change their schedule accordingly
2. SRU’s Repeat of Courses Policy  is detailed in the course catalog.
3. Additional costs associated with the HCAM major:
   1. Lab fees will be collected for classes with a lab component. This fee enhances the University's ability to offer a high-quality program.
   2. A student in the HCAM major may be required to purchase Student Professional Liability Insurance while enrolled in HCAM 450  at their own cost. More information will be provided to students in the upper level HCAM courses.
   3. HCAM 450 Internship: Certain sites may require one or more of the following: physical examinations, record of immunizations, TB test, criminal background checks, drug testing, specific certifications for CPR/AED (e.g., American Heart Association), and HIPAA training. These may require additional costs for students. Fulfilling these requirements and obtaining appropriate documentation is the responsibility of the student.

Related Links

Healthcare Administration and Management - Pre-Physical Therapy, BS Program Page

Healthcare Administration Department Page

Professional Licensure/Certification Page

Curriculum Guide

GPA Requirement

• Overall GPA: 2.0 or higher
• Major GPA (includes Major Requirements): 2.0 or higher

Summary*

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Rock Studies 2 Requirements

¹

Course offered in multiple subjects; cannot take course in first major subject.

²

One course from each category; six credits must be 300-level or above; no more than 4 credits from one subject area; specific courses required in first major, regardless of prefix of course, cannot be used to satisfy thread requirements; any course with same prefix as first major cannot be used to satisfy thread requirements, even if it is not a course in the first major.

Basic Math Requirement

Check with your adviser or a current degree audit report to see if you have been exempted from this course. The credit earned in this course will not be counted toward the 120 credit hour minimum needed to earn a degree.

Computer Competency

DIVERSITY,  EQUITY,  AND INCLUSION REQUIREMENT

Students must take and pass a course with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) designation prior to graduation.  Students can meet this requirement by taking any DEI - designated course in any program at any time during their undergraduate career. 

Major/Concentration Requirements

• 30 major credits must be taken at SRU or PASSHE
• 30 major credits must be taken at the 300 level or above

¹

Course counts for 50% of Major requirements and Major GPA

*

Some courses may require pre-requisites. Please see course descriptions to determine if there are any pre-requisites for that specific course.

Additional Physical Therapy Prerequisite Courses

Co-Curricular and Experiential Learning

Students are encouraged to explore additional curricular and co-curricular opportunities. There is a strong correlation between long-term student success and participation in the following types of programs and activities:

1. International study programs (short-term, semester, and year-long)
2. High-Impact Practice (HIP) designated classes
3. Student-faculty research
4. Student leadership development
5. Service-learning classes
6. Career education and development
7. Internships
8. Volunteering in healthcare industry related settings
9. Job Shadowing

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Prerequisite Admission Requirements

For Application Requirements

Please refer to Slippery Rock University’s Physical Therapy (Doctor of Physical Therapy) website for requirements: www.sru.edu/PT

Rock Studies 2

Important Curriculum Guide Notes

This Curriculum Guide is provided to help SRU students and prospective students better understand their intended major curriculum. Enrolled SRU students should note that the My Rock Audit may place already-earned and/or in progress courses in different, yet valid, curriculum categories. Enrolled SRU students should use the My Rock Audit Report and materials and information provided by their faculty advisers to ensure accurate progress towards degree completion. The information on this guide is current as of the date listed. Students are responsible for curriculum requirements at the time of enrollment at the University.

PASSHE - Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Institutions

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT - BS (2346)
Concentration in Leadership Traditional Pre-PT SRU
Revised 11.01.2022
UCC 02.15.2022