Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Students

This program is designed to accommodate the needs of traditional students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) who wish to remain in their primary unit must apply for admission prior to declaring the major.
SAS students may pursue Health Administration as their first major and remain within SAS. SEBS students may pursue Health Administration as a second major to remain within SEBS.

Students are advised to declare the Health Administration major no later than their first semester of junior year to ensure completion of the major by their anticipated graduation date. Applicants must have achieved a minimum grade of 'C' or better in each of the prerequisite courses and obtained at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average.

Students can apply for the Health Administration major during one of our application cycles listed here. The application may be found on the school's website at https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/undergraduate/healthadministration/#501

Only courses with 'C' or better may be counted towards the health administration major, and students must complete the core curriculum requirements of their primary school.

Health Administration is a credit-intensive major so the minor requirement is waived. However, students are encouraged to complete a minor, even though they are not required to do so.

Transfer Students

This program is designed to accommodate the needs of transfer, adult, and nontraditional students.

Students seeking the Health Administration major must have at least 30 credits before applying to the Bloustein School. Successful applicants will have completed the prerequisite courses with a grade of 'C' or better, and have achieved an overall GPA of at least 2.5.

Current Rutgers students seeking a school-to-school transfer from another Rutgers unit, or students transferring to Rutgers from another college or university, must apply via the Rutgers Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Contact ugadmissions@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.

Transfer students from New Jersey community colleges are encouraged to complete lower-division prerequisite courses and the associate's degree to benefit from the NJ Statewide Transfer Agreement.

Only courses with a 'C' or better may be counted towards the major.

For more information about transferring, please see the school's website at https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/undergraduate/healthadministration/#501d.

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (501, 501D)

(51 credits)

Prerequisite Courses (6-7credits)

355:101 Expository Writing (3) or equivalent
775:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4) or 200-level of higher equivalent (3-4) (see approved equivalent statistics courses in Degree Navigator)

Recommended Lower-Division Core Courses (3 credits)
It is recommended students complete Intro to Financial Accounting or equivalent at the community college or four-year college/university from which they are transferring. The course is not required for admission to the program. Completion of accounting prior to admission will provide transfer students more flexibility in scheduling once at the Bloustein School.

Major Requirements (501, 501D) (51 credits)

10:501:203 Introduction to Health Administration (3)
10:501:207 Accounting for Supervisors/Managers (open to declared 501 majors and 843 minors only)
or Intro to Financial Accounting (33:010:272) (3)
10:501:260 Health Care Systems (3)
One of the following:

10:775:300 Writing for Professionals (3)
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)

01:355:315 Writing Grant Proposals (3)
One of the following:

10:501:310 Administrative Issues for Health Care Managers (3) Prerequisite 10:501:260
10:501:420 Human Resource Management in Health Administration (3)

10:501:332 Health Care Economics (3) - Prerequisites: 10:501:203, 207
10:501:333 Financial Aspects of Health Administration (3) ż Prerequisites: 10:501:203, 207
10:501:335 Population Health (3) - Prerequisite: 10:501:203
10:501:354 Marketing for Health Care Organizations (3) - Prerequisites: 10:501:203, 207
10:501:356 Health Care Ethics and Law (3) - Prerequisite: 10:501:203
10:501:363 Health Systems Operations (3) - Prerequisites: 10:501:203, 207, 260
10:501:395 Data Management for Healthcare (3) - Open to majors only; 10:775:205 or equivalent
10:501:410 Information Systems for Health Care (3) - Prerequisites: 10:501:203, 333
10:501:425 Financial Management (3) - Prerequisite 10:501:333
10:775:450 Leadership Seminar (3) - Prerequisites: Open to majors only; min. 85 credits; Pre- or Corequisite Data Management for Healthcare 10:501:395
10:775:499 Professional Practice Internship (6) - Open to majors only; Prerequisites: 10:775:300 or 01:355:303, 10:501:395, 10:775:450 and min. 100 credits

Health Administration Minor (18 credits)

The Bloustein School welcomes current and prospective Rutgers-New Brunswick students to consider the Health Administration minor. Students should declare a minor with their matriculating school. They need not apply for minor status with the Bloustein School. Only courses with a grade of 'C' or better can be counted toward the minor program of study.

The Health Administration minor is well-matched to majors in business; economics; human resource management; information technology & informatics; labor studies & employment relations; nursing; psychology; public health; social work; as well as clinical health tracks such as pre-medicine/dental.

Students seeking the Health Administration minor must complete three core courses and three 300-level or higher 501 course code electives, excluding 775:395, 775:450 and 775:499, which are open to majors only.

Information about the Health Administration minor at the Bloustein School may be found at https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/undergraduate/healthadministration/#minor

10:501:203 Introduction to Health Administration (3)
10:501:207 Accounting for Supervisors & Managers (3)
or 33:010:272 Intro to Financial Accounting (3)
10:501:260 Health Care Systems (3)
Three upper-level electives with course code 501 (9)

Prerequisite Courses (6-7 cr)

01:355:101 Expository Writing (3) or equivalent
10:775:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4) or 200-level of higher equivalent (3-4)