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MSN / MBA / HCM Required Course of Study
Course
requiring prerequisites are identified by a G Symbol following
the course number. Prerequisite to a course are identified in
the "Course Descriptions: section of this catalog.
COM
515
Managerial Communication
1 credit
ORG
502
Human Relations and Organizational Behavior
3 credits
LAW
529
Legal Environment of Business
3 credits
MKT
551
Marketing Management
3 credits
QNT
530
Statistics and Research Methods for Managerial Decisions
3 credits
MGT
554
Operations Management
3 credits
ECO
533
Economics for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
ACC
529
Accounting for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
FIN
544
Finance for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
CIS
564.4
Information Management in Business
3 credits
EBUS
500.1
e-Business Principles and Practices
3 credits
HCS
521
Healthcare Infrastructure
3 credits
HCS
530
Healthcare Organizations
3 credits
HCS
579
Healthcare Finance
3 credits
HCS
584
Quality and Database Management
3 credits
HCS
586
Healthcare Strategic Management
3 credits
NUR
541
Models of Health Behavior
3 credits
NUR
543
Advanced Nursing Management: Communities
3 credits
NUR
586
Curriculum Development and Program Design
3 credits
NUR
515.3
Advanced Nursing Theory
3 credits
NUR
590A
Nursing Practicum
2 credits
NUR
590B
Nursing Practicum
2 credits
The
university reserves the right to modify the required course
of study.
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Nursing Practicum/Clinical Hour
The
Nursing Practicum allows students the opportunity to apply what
they have learned in the program. Students develop learning
objectives for the experience and, along with a faculty member
and mentor, they achieve the objectives through placement at
an approved agency. There is a minimum 60 hours applied practicum
required. A minimum of 21 graduate credits must be completed
before enrollment in the Practicum course.
NUR
540 and NUR 543 have the student apply course concepts through
a clinical application project. A minimum of 16 clinical hours
per course has been established to allow students time to achieve
the course objectives.
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MSN / MBA / HCM Course Waiver Policy
Students
may waive a maximum of 12 credits from their required course
of study on the basis of transferable course work. Students
attending campuses located in the state of California may waive
a maximum of 6 graduate credits from their required course of
study on the basis of transferable course work. To meet the
criteria for transfer, the course to be transferred must:
- Be
completed within the last ten years with a grade of "B"
or higher at a regionally accredited or candidate for accreditation
college or university.
- Be
comparable in content and credits to the University of Phoenix
course being waived, and be a graduate level course.
- Be
officially transcribed by the college or university where
the credit was earned.
Students
who wish to waive a course must make a formal written request
to the Office of Admission, citing the course they wish waived,
the course to be transferred, and the university where the course
was completed. An official catalog course description and syllabus
must accompany the request along with a copy of the catalog
cover from which the course description was taken.
The
official transcript from the institution where the course was
completed must also be submitted unless it was previously submitted
to the University during the admission process.
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MSN / MBA / HCM Admission Requirements
Students
must complete the admission requirements for both degree programs.
The requirements for admission to the MBA/HCM program are as
follows:
- The
complete and signed University of Phoenix graduate application
and application fee.
- An
undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited or candidate
for accreditation college or university, or a comparable degree
from a recognized institution outside of United States.
- Official
transcripts verifying all course work earned toward the bachelor's
degree and any graduate course work attempted.
- A
minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (on a
4.0= A scale) as shown on the undergraduate degree posted
transcript.
- Verification
of a minimum of three years of significant full-time, post-high
school work experience related to the degree program.
- Current
employment. Unemployed applicants must verify access to a
suitable work environment in which to complete classroom assignments.
- For
non-native speakers of English, a score of 550 on the Test
for English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 750 on the Test
of English for International Communication. The following
may exempt a non-native speaker from having to take the TOEFL
or TOEIC:
- Successful
completion of 30 transferable, academic semester credits at
a regionally accredited college or university in the United
States.
- Successful
completion of 30 transferable, academic semester credits a
recognized college of University in a country in which English
is the official language.
- U.S.
high school diploma or GED
- Equivalent
of an U.S. high school diploma from a country in which English
is the official language.
- Official
documents are required.
- Appropriate
access to technology as established by the Student Technology
Recommendations and Competencies.
- A
signed Enrollment Agreement.
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MSN / MBA / HCM Degree Requirements
The
following requirements must be satisfied to earn these dual
degrees:
- Completion
of the 61 semester credit required course of study with a
minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B").
- Satisfactory
completion of the HCS 586and Nursing Practicum.
- Completion
of all required clinical hours.
- Payment
of all tuition and fees.
- Completion
of the University's Comprehensive Cognitive Assessment (COCA)
post-test as part of the University's Adult Learning Outcomes
Assessment (ALOA).
