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Program Overview

The BS in Healthcare Management (BS HCM) program helps prepare students to work in a multitude of varying health professions as entry-level managers and leaders. Additionally, this degree will prepare students academically to sit for the credentialing examination to become a certified case manager by the Commission for Case Manager Certification. The “4+1” degree incorporates 18 credits of the Master of Health Services Administration program into the senior year of the BS curriculum. Students who meet the admission criteria for the Master of Health Services Administration program will be eligible to apply and complete the remaining degree completion requirements to earn their MHSA degree. Students who meet the the admission criteria for the Master of Public Health program will also have the option to continue with 9 credit hours completed toward the MPH degree. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Professional Practice

• Acquire knowledge about the correlates to crime are and how to exhibit those in statistics and data methodology.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the field of criminology and the process of adult and juvenile offenders.

Diversity

• Students will be able to apply the knowledge on diversity factors that are related to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, religious belief, and ability, to recognize injustices within the criminal justice system.

Professional Behavior

• Students will be able to employ ethical perspectives and judgments in applying ethical standards related to the application of criminal justice science.
• Incorporate and demonstrate strategies/solutions regarding the criminal justice system learned in the program through oral presentations and written work.

Scholarship

• Apply the principles of criminology research to the field of criminal justice and forensic psychology.  Students will critically evaluate issues that arise in the criminal and juvenile justice system and discuss possible solutions.

Admission Requirements

The Chicago School is not currently enrolling new students in this program.

For information on where The Chicago School is currently authorized, licensed, registered, exempt or not subject to approval, please visit https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/why-us/state-authorization/

Admission to the BS Healthcare Management program is open to any person who meets entrance requirements as outlined below. Applicants will be judged on their overall ability to successfully complete an undergraduate degree program. Generally, a high school cumulative GPA of a 2.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale is required for admission.

• Application Fee ($50)
• Proof of the qualifying conferral - high school graduation (or the equivalent) or proof of an earned Associate degree (as below). Information about acceptable proof of qualifying conferral can be found here. 
• Admission Essay (if incoming is GPA below 2.3)

Applicants to the BS Healthcare Management program who have earned an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree, an Associate of Science (AS) Degree, or an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree from a regionally accredited institution in the following, but not limited to: Human Services, Public Health, Social Work, Medical Office Management, Human Resource Management or related field, Allied Health to include Emergency Medical Technician, Physical Therapy Assistant, Respiratory Therapist, Pharmacy Technician, Psychiatric Technician, Radiology/X-Ray Technician, Surgical Technician, or related field, or an Associate’s Applied Science Nursing (ADN) will receive “block transfer” of all credits in that degree toward the BS in Healthcare Mangement. The evaluation of degrees transfer credit for this purpose is subject to The Chicago School’s Transfer Credit Policy.

Students will be required to take all the courses in the major unless they receive transfer credit for a specific course (e.g., Social Problems); total credits must be at least 120 for graduation.

Applicant Notification

The Chicago School reviews applications on a rolling basis. Once review begins, complete applications will be considered by the Admission Committee and applicants will be notified regarding the admission decision. The Chicago School does not share information or provide any feedback regarding admission decisions.

If a student is offered admission, in order to secure a place in the incoming class, a non-refundable tuition deposit of $100 will be required by the deposit deadline indicated in the offer of admission. The non-refundable deposit will be applied in full toward the student’s tuition upon enrollment.

Policies

The following policies are located under Academic Policies and Procedures : Academic Calendar, Admissions Requirements, Attendance, Satisfactory Academic Progress, Service Learning, and Transfer Credit/Course Waiver.