University of Kentucky · College of Health Sciences

Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Leadership and Management

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership and Management

Bachelor'sBHSDedicated degree AUPHA certifiedFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

A Bachelor of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership and Management covering healthcare operations, finance, quality improvement, health policy and organizational leadership, with selective admission (minimum GPA 2.8 for consideration) and a transfer pathway from KCTCS.

Official program name: Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Leadership and Management
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership and Management
Source: academics.uky.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: University of Kentucky — College of Health Sciences
Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Lexington, KY
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

First-year entry. First-year application with official high school transcript; selective review for CLM.Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. Degree pathway from KCTCS for transfer students.Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Bachelor of Health Sciences whose major is Clinical Leadership and Management; the program states it prepares future healthcare administrators and its AUPHA certification is verified. Listed with its exact award.

Source: academics.uky.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: Format not verified
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
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.

Residency, internship or practicum requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Curriculum

Accelerated options

Part of the Accelerated Master's Pathways (AMP) program.
Source: academics.uky.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 2.8 — Minimum GPA of 2.8 for consideration; selective holistic review
Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$50 — $50 domestic / $60 international
Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: OptionalTest-optional for admission and scholarships through the 2028-29 academic year.
Source: academics.uky.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

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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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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 Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership and ManagementAUPHA certification is a peer-reviewed undergraduate certification, not accreditation. About AUPHA certificationSource: chs.uky.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.

academics.uky.edu/programs/bachelors/clinical-leadership-and-management — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
chs.uky.edu/clinical-leadership-and-management/our-program — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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