Ohio University · Department of Social and Public Health

Health Services Administration Major (B.S.)

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

A Bachelor of Science with a major in health services administration, completed within the university's 120-semester-hour minimum, with a core that includes an internship in health services administration or a practicum in nursing home administration. Offered on the Athens campus and at Ohio University's regional campuses.

Official program name: Health Services Administration Major (B.S.)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science
Source: ohio.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: Ohio University — Department of Social and Public Health
Source: catalogs.ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Athens, OH
Required credits: Minimum of 120 semester hours for the bachelor's degree
Source: catalogs.ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

The major is offered on the Athens campus and at the Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, Southern and Zanesville regional campuses.

How students enter this degree

First-year entry. Freshman/first-year admission with no requirements beyond university admissionSource: catalogs.ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. External transfer admission with no requirements beyond university admissionSource: catalogs.ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Bachelor of Science with a major in health services administration.

Source: ohio.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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: ohio.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
HLTH 4910 Internship in Health Services Administration (4 to 6 credit hours), or HLTH 4920 Practicum in Nursing Home Administration (6 credit hours)
Published hours:
Not published
Placement:
Placement arrangement not stated
Near the student's home:
Not stated
Source: catalogs.ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Core includes health care finance, health care policy, health care law and ethics, and leadership and management of health care organizations
Source: catalogs.ohio.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”.

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

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

No program-level accreditation or certification verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Ohio University is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to participate in NC-SARA. Official pageSource: ohio.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

catalogs.ohio.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=107&poid=37261&returnto=12086 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
ohio.edu/chsp/social-public-health/health-services-admin/undergraduate — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ohio.edu/provost/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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