Entrance Requirements

Students will be assigned to a PRE-HCA designation until they have completed the following pre-major requirements:

  1. MATH 124 or MATH 126, and
  2. PSY 101 or SOC 101 or ECON 102, and
  3. At least one from HCA 175 and HCA 201.

You must be in the major you plan to graduate from before you have 30 credits remaining. A 2.5 GPA is required to remain in, and graduate from, the HCA&P Department.

Course Offerings

Most HCA courses are offered in the evening in classroom settings on the UNLV main campus. The sequence of course offerings is as follows:

Fall
Course No. Course Title
HCA 175 U.S. Healthcare System: Policies and Programs
HCA 202 Epidemiological Concepts for Healthcare Administration
HCA 299 Developing Leaders in the Changing Healthcare Environment
HCA 300 Management of Health Services Organizations
HCA 401 Healthcare Administration Pre-practicum
HCA 402 Quantitative Management of Healthcare Organizations
HCA 403 Managed Care
HCA 452 Health Politics and Policy
HCA 490 Independent Study in Healthcare Administration
Spring
Course No. Course Title
HCA 175 U.S. Healthcare System: Policies and Programs
HCA 201 Healthcare Law
HCA 299 Developing Leaders in the Changing Healthcare Environment
HCA 302 Healthcare Finance
HCA 330 Strategic Planning and Marketing for Healthcare Organizations
HCA 480 Organization and Management of Long Term Care Services
HCA 490 Independent Study in Healthcare Administration
HCA 493 Healthcare Administration Practicum
Summer
Course No. Course Title
HCA 175 U.S. Healthcare System: Policies and Programs
HCA 203 Multicultural Diversity in the U.S. Healthcare System
HCA 404 Human Resources Management for Healthcare Organizations
HCA 490 Independent Study in Healthcare Administration