Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Healthcare Administration

Total Credit Hours: 36          Degree Format: Online

The Langdale College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration (M.B.A/HCAD) degree in an online delivery format that is designed for students interested in a career in the medical profession.

The M.B.A./HCAD is an online 36 hour, non-thesis, business program that leads to the MBA degree with Healthcare Administration specialization. The program provides an opportunity for medical professionals and those interested in the medical professional to acquire business knowledge so that they may advance in their careers and/or move into administrative positions.

Program Coordinator: Dr. Mohammad Movahed, email: mmovahed@valdosta.edu, phone: 229-253-2912

Department of Economic, Finance, and Healthcare Administration Website

ADMISSION DEADLINES

• Fall Semester: July 15
• Spring Semester: November 15
• Summer Semester: April 15

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Online Graduate Application

• Application Fee (credit or debit card and e-checks accepted)
• Apply Online

Official transcript from your bachelor’s degree-granting school and from any graduate coursework

• Must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited institution
• A minimum grade-point average of 2.50 on all attempted undergraduate coursework in which a letter grade was awarded.
• Evaluation of International Transcripts - Applicants who have completed coursework at an institution outside of the United States must submit a course-by-course evaluation of the coursework.  This transcript evaluation must be completed by an international education credentials evaluation service.  We consider evaluations from any services on the NACES Membership list.

Resume

• This document may be uploaded to the application checklist as a .doc or PDF document (or emailed to gradschool@valdosta.edu).

Distance Learning Exemption of the 蜜豆视频 Medical Form

• The student information section of form must be completed.  The distance learning exemption (bottom of page 1) must be checked and signed by the student/applicant.
• This form must be received prior to enrollment, NOT prior to admission.
• Applicants who are currently enrolled, and those who attended 蜜豆视频 in the past, are not required to resubmit the Medical Form

Verification of Lawful Presence 

• This is not required for individuals who do not qualify for in-state tuition or a residency waiver.
• This must be received prior to enrollment (if applicable), NOT prior to admission.
• Citizenship documentation is needed for any applicant who wishes to be considered for in-state tuition.
• Complete list of accepted documents and information on residency.

Unless otherwise indicated above, all required documents must be received on or before the admission deadline for your file to be reviewed. It is the applicant's responsibility to allow adequate time for document delivery and to en-sure receipt of documents. Please allow at least 7-10 days for delivery by mail.

IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

• There are no prerequisite courses for this program. However, knowledge of managerial accounting, financial accounting, financial management, microeconomics, and statistics is expected.  The LOCBA Graduate Director can suggest to all accepted applicants online resources to ensure that they have this knowledge before and during the program.

 ADMISSION CLASSIFICATIONS

• Regular Status
• Probationary Status
• Requests for Irregular or Non-Degree Admission will not be considered.
• The MBA program does not consider requests for Transient status. 

HAVE QUESTIONS?

• Call Us: 229-333-5694 
• Email Us: gradschool@valdosta.edu
• Visit Us: Converse Hall (Main Campus), Third Floor, Suite 3100

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Students must complete an application for graduation one semester prior to their expected graduation date;
2. A 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation. No grade below a “C” will be credited toward the degree.

RETENTION, DISMISSAL, & READMISSION POLICIES

1. If transferred from an AACSB-accredited graduate business program, up to six semester hours of graduate business courses may be counted toward the requirements for the MBA degree at 蜜豆视频. Students wishing to transfer credit must request and receive permission to do so from the Director before beginning the program. This credit must be documented in the form of an official transcript at the time of admission. Transfer credit will be evaluated after admission, by the academic department. To be eligible, credit must be no more than seven years old at the time of admission unless otherwise approved by the program.

2.  Students will be dismissed from the MBA program if they accumulate three or more academic deficiency points. A grade of “C” equals one deficiency point, but the course will count toward the MBA degree. A grade of “D” equals two deficiency points, and the course will not count toward the MBA degree. A grade of “F” or “WF” equals three deficiency points, and the course will not count toward the MBA degree.

3.  The maximum time allowed for completion of the master’s degree is seven calendar years. All requirements for the MBA degree must be completed within the seven-year period beginning with the student’s first term of enrollment in a graduate course (i.e., a 6000-7000 level course).

4.  After admission, courses taken more than seven years prior to the semester of degree completion cannot be used to meet graduate degree requirements or admission to doctoral candidacy requirements unless otherwise indicated by individual program requirements. 

5. Students dismissed from the program will not be readmitted.