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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Samford University Graduate Catalog
Fast-Track Master of Healthcare Administration (BS/MHCA)
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The fast-track master of healthcare administration program (BS/MHCA) is ideal for students who know early on in their academic career that they have a calling to be the next generation of leaders of healthcare systems and organizations. Students apply for the program at the end of their freshman year. The first three years of the fast-track program are dedicated to completing all required undergraduate healthcare administration courses. In addition to both undergraduate internship courses, students begin the regular plan of study for the MHCA during the fall of their senior year of undergraduate studies.
Upon completion of degree requirements, they will be awarded both the BS in healthcare administration and master of healthcare administration degrees. Students in the accelerated program will be required to complete three internship placements, totaling at least 360 hours of field experience to complete both degree requirements. Admission to this program is competitive and requires application in the spring semester of the student’s freshman year. Participation in this program requires careful advisement and scheduling.
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Undergraduate Courses (BS in Healthcare Admin): 110 Credits
Year 1, Fall: 18 Credits -
UCR 101 - University Core: Rhetoric (4) -
UCT 101 - University Core Texts I (4) -
UCHW 120 - Concepts of Health and Wellness (2) -
FOUN 101 - Foundations (1) * -
Any Gen Ed Math Course (4) -
HIIM 201 - Pharmacology, Diseases, & Conditions for Healthcare Professionals (3) Year 1, Spring: 17 Credits -
UCS 102 - University Core: Seminar (4) -
UCT 102 - University Core Texts II (4) -
Any Gen Ed Biology with lab (4) -
Any Gen Ed Humanities Course (4) -
HCAD 101 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Administration (1) Year 2, Fall: 17 Credits -
UCBF 101 - Biblical Foundations (4) -
ACCT 211 - Accounting Concepts I (3) -
HCAD 201 - Disease Detectives: Introduction to Epidemiology (3) -
HCAD 301 - Healthcare Systems, Organization, and Policy (3) Year 2, Spring: 16 Credits - ACCT 212 - Accounting Concepts II (3)
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ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) -
HCAD 321 - Healthcare Economics (3) -
PHLT 232 - Biostatistics: Numbers that Matter (3) -
PHLT 302 - Health Communications for Health Professionals (3) Year 3, Fall: 18 Credits -
HCAD 302 - Managing Healthcare Organizations: Principles (3) -
HCAD 401 - Healthcare Financial Management and Budgeting (3) -
HCAD 402 - Healthcare Law and Ethics (3) -
HIIM 304 - Digital Health (3) -
HIIM 407 - Healthcare Patient Safety and Quality (3) -
PHLT 309 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality in Public Health (3) Year 3, Spring: 18 Credits -
HCAD 303 - Healthcare Marketing and Strategy (3) -
HCAD 325 - Managing Healthcare Organizations: Applications (3) -
HCAD 420 - Insurance and Reimbursement for Healthcare Professionals (3) -
HCAD 422 - Healthcare Administration Capstone (3) ** -
HCAD 424 - Health Policy and Politics (3) -
General Elective (3) See the 2025-2026 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog for descriptions of required courses at the 100-400 level. Graduate Courses (Master of Healthcare Admin): 48 Credits
Year 4, Fall: 12 Credits
- HCAD 421 - Healthcare Administration Internship (3) ***
Year 4, Spring: 12 Credits
Year 4, Summer: 12 Credits
Year 5, Spring: 9 Credits
Total Required Credits: 158
*FOUN 101 is required for incoming freshmen who have declared HCAD as their major. Students transferring to HCAD after the fall of their freshman year should work with their advisor to make up the one credit.
**Capstone must be taken in the spring of junior year.
***Course requires coordination with the program director. Six credit hours of HCAD 421 are required to graduate. |
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