To be eligible for acceptance into the HAS program a candidate must:
1. Make application and be accepted to Weber State University (for those not already enrolled).
2. Make application to the HAS program and after consultation and advisement select a course of study from one of the study emphases offered by the Health Administrative Services Program.
3. Present overall GPA of 2.5 for previous university or college level course work.
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS: (For Health Services Administration and Long-Term Care students)
These requirements must be completed prior to full admittance into the program. They must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5 prior to taking health services core courses. They are:
HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing
ECON SS2010 Principles/Microeconomics
ACCT 2010 Intro to Accounting
Mathematics Competency
In addition either HTHS LS1110 & 1111 Biomedical Core OR ZOOL LS1020 Human Biology are highly recommended.
Health Information Management
Students interested in admission to the HIM Emphasis should contact the Program Advisor, through the department office to complete a program application and curriculum contract. They should note that admission presupposes completion of health information technology curriculum or its equivalent.
Health Information Technology
All students interested in the HIT Program must take HIM 2000, Introduction to Health Information Systems and Settings, in the Fall semester of the year in which they wish to enter.
During that course, faculty will provide an overview of the profession and details about job duties, work environments, and professional responsibilities and opportunities. Various assignments and exercises are assigned which help to give faculty a clearer picture of each student's individual abilities. Each student completes a program application during the course.
At midterm of HIM 2000, faculty will sum each student’s points earned in the following areas:
1. GPA in required courses taken outside the department;
2. Grade points earned thus far in HIM 2000
3. Index points assigned by faculty on the basis of the student’s performance in HIM 2000, i.e. professionalism, communications, work experience, and diversity. The students applying for admission that year are then ranked according to their total points, and approximately the top 20 are admitted to the program for that year.