Health Services Management Associate in Science (HSM-AS)
Health Services Management graduates work in the administrative support areas of the health field. Positions include professional duties in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms and doctor's offices. Health Services Management professionals have little or no direct patient contact, but provide business and administrative services "behind the scenes" by managing insurance, payroll, patient admissions, billings, regulatory reports, marketing, auxiliary services and other similar administrative functions.
Special Requirements
Admission is limited. All program requirements must be met before students are eligible for admission. Seats are allotted to qualified students on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis.
The interested student should contact the Allied Health department for assistance in planning the program of study.
Department Head:
Christa Ruber, (850) 484-2301
cruber@pensacolastate.edu
Degree Requirements
Prerequisite Courses (6 cc)
The following course MUST be completed, with a C or better, to be accepted into the Health Services Management Program:
Semester 1 (12 cc)
| CGS 1570 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 cc |
| HSC 1531 | Medical Terminology | 3 cc |
| BSC 1080 | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | 3 cc |
| HSC 1000 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 cc |
Semester 2 (13 cc)
Semester 3 (3 cc)
| ACG 2021 | Financial Accounting Principles | 3 cc |
Semester 4 (12 cc)
| ACG 2071 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 cc |
| HIM 2620 | Medical Statistics and Financial Applications | 3 cc |
| HIM 2512 | Health Information Management and Supervision | 3 cc |
| ECO 2013 | Macroeconomics | 3 cc |
Semester 5 (14 cc)
Total Credit Hours: 60
Note: Certain courses are offered only once a year, therefore it is important that each student work with an academic advisor to determine the most effective course sequence.