California State University, Long Beach · Department of Health Care Management

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degree AUPHA certifiedFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

AUPHA-certified, 120-unit health care administration degree admitting freshmen and transfer students, with two required internship courses including 120 hours of supervised work in a health care organization; options in Risk Management and Safety and in Healthcare Data Analytics.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Program classification: Dedicated healthcare administration degreeThe awarded degree or official major is healthcare administration or management itself (an MHA, an MS in Healthcare Management, a BS in Health Administration, a DHA).
Pathway: Standard pathway
School: California State University, Long Beach — Department of Health Care Management
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Long Beach, CA
Specializations: Option in Risk Management and Safety · Option in Healthcare Data Analytics
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required credits: 120 units
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

First-year entry. Admits freshmenSource: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. Admits transfer students with significant community college creditsSource: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration.

Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list healthcare administration bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated and joint degrees, and (separately labelled) MBA, MPH and other degrees with an officially named healthcare administration pathway. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Coursework delivery, campus attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “No required campus visits” appears only when official wording supports it — online coursework alone does not establish it.

Academic delivery: HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Administrative residency, internship and practical experience

Practical training happens at a health organization, not on campus, and is shown separately from campus attendance. Hours, who arranges the placement and whether it can be completed near home are shown only when the university publishes them.

Internship Required
HCA 480 and HCA 481 required; 120 hours of internship under a preceptor plus class meetings
Published hours:
120 hours
Placement:
Placement arrangement not stated
Near the student's home:
Not stated
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Option in Risk Management and Safety
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Option in Healthcare Data Analytics
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.5 — Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher for entrance into the program
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Required9-10 units: ACCT 201, ECON 101 or ECON 300, and a statistics course (HDEV 190, SOC 170, PSY 110 or STAT 108)
Source: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, tuition discounts and employer support exactly as the university publishes them. Competitive awards are not guaranteed; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Tuition and scholarships guide

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, certification and enrollment restrictions

Separate questions: is the institution accredited, is this specific program accredited or certified (CAHME for graduate healthcare management programs, AUPHA certification for undergraduate programs), and does the university publish restrictions on who can enroll?

Institutional accreditation

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) — certification: certifiedProgram covered: Bachelor of Science in Health Care AdministrationAUPHA certification is a peer-reviewed undergraduate certification, not accreditation. About AUPHA certificationSource: csulb.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/health-care-administration — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/health-care-administration/bachelor-of-science-health-car — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/health-care-administration/bachelor-of-science-health-car — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/health-care-management/bachelor-of-science-health-care — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/health-care-management/master-of-science-health-care — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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