This online Bachelor's Completion program requires an earned associate degree. The B.S. for Allied Health Leadership is for professionals who wish to expand their career options in community health care settings.Ìý
Credit Hours:Ìý120Ìý |Ìý Transfer: Up to 90 CreditsÌý |ÌýÌýTuition Cost
What is Allied Health Leadership?
The Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Leadership is designed for allied health professionals who seek expanded career options in community health care settings. This program requires an earned associate degree from a regionally accredited college in allied health or the equivalent in professional licensure or advanced training.Ìý Courses in this option focus on systems and problem solving in health care, leadership principles and managing teams, advocacy, and navigating health care law, ethics, and policy.
Why study Allied Health Leadership at UNH College of Professional Studies?
Courses in this option focus on systems and problem solving in health care; leadership principles and managing teams; advocacy; and navigating health care law, ethics, and policy.
Potential Career Areas
- Administrative Services Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Clinical Data Managers
- First-Line Supervisors
Bachelor’s Completion
Courses in this option focus on systems and problem solving in health care; leadership principles and managing teams; advocacy; and navigating health care law, ethics, and policy.
Admissions Requirements
This program requires an earned associate degree from a regionally accredited college in allied health or the equivalent in professional licensure or advanced training.
Course Highlights
- The Emerging U.S. Health Care System
- Law and Ethics for Health Care and Human Services
- Health Care Policy
- Population Health
- Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health
- Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace
…and more!
Why UNH CPS?
- Regionally accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education, Inc. (NECHE).
- Available fully online with select on-campus courses.
- Affordable tuition.
- Nationally ranked online programs.
- About 89% of our students are transfer students. Making the most of your transfer credits is our specialty.
- Career advising is available to all students and alumni. We also extend this service to those considering their college options.
- Faculty who are subject matter experts and share their real-world expertise, helping you apply what you learn to your personal goals and career.
- We’re experts at assessing credit toward your undergraduate degree – not only from previous college coursework, but also for other college-level knowledge demonstrated outside the traditional classroom.
Whether you completed your associate degree or took a few courses, we have experience working with community college students nationwide and we are experts at maximizing your transfer credits. We are proud of our formal partnerships to support community college graduates through our Transfer Pathways.Ìý
Students pursuing an associate degree at a New Hampshire community college are encouraged to explore our Transfer Pathway below.
- Completion of our free, online application for admission
- This program requires an earned associate degree from a regionally accredited college in allied health or the equivalent in professional licensure or advanced training.
- High school diploma, completion of a high school education in a homeschool setting under state law, or demonstrate high school equivalency.
- Successful completion of one of the following exams will be required for demonstrating high school equivalency: the GED, HiSET, or TASC
For motivated undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree, you can pair this program with an accelerated option that allows you to streamline the completion of your educational goals. Students can choose between an M.S. in Health Care Management or a Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management. This option allows students to complete their bachelor’s and graduate degrees in a fast-tracked five-year timeline.
Qualifications:
- Current UNH undergraduateÌýstudent enrolled in either the B.S. in Health Care Management or B.S. in Allied Health Leadership program.
- GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Apply and be accepted into to one of the graduate programs of choice: MS Health Care Management or the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management.
- Completed 90 undergraduate credits (to begin taking courses for dual credit). Most students apply in their junior year; once admitted to the program, students can begin taking select courses for dual credit, provided they’ve completed 90 undergraduate credits.
If you're interested in learning more about the accelerated graduate program, view our online information session here:
Curriculum & Requirements
This degree plan is a sample and does not reflect the impact of transfer credit or current course offerings. UNH CPS ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ undergraduate students should develop individual academic plans with their academic advisor during their first year at UNH.
Sample Course Sequence - For students with conferred associate degree.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CRITÌý602 | Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking | 4 |
| HLTCÌý550 | The Emerging U.S. Health Care System | 4 |
| LDÌý600 | Becoming an Effective Leader | 4 |
| LDÌý660 or MGMTÌý566 | Leadership Theory or Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| Ìý | Credits | 16 |
| Spring | ||
| HLTCÌý612 | Population Health | 4 |
| HLTCÌý690 | Law and Ethics for Health Care and Human Services | 4 |
| MTHÌý504 | Statistics | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
HRMÌý580 | Change Management | Ìý |
HRMÌý635 | Managing Conflict | Ìý |
MGMTÌý410 | Principles of Management | Ìý |
MGMTÌý608 | Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace | Ìý |
SCIÌý610 | Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health | Ìý |
SCIÌý615 | Fitness and Health | Ìý |
| Ìý | Credits | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| IDISÌý601 | Interdisciplinary Seminar | 4 |
| HLTCÌý737 | Informatics for Health Professionals | 4 |
| HLTCÌý738 | Health Care Policy | 4 |
| LDÌý704 | Leading Teams | 4 |
| Ìý | Credits | 16 |
| Spring | ||
| HLTCÌý797 | Integrative Capstone: Project in Health Care Management | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Ìý | Credits | 12 |
| Ìý | Total Credits | 60 |
Degree Requirements
General Education Program Requirements
A minimum grade of D- is required in all General Education coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of two course overlaps. Overlaps can be used between Major, Minor and General Education requirements with only 8 credits overlapped between the Major and Minor.
All General Education requirements, including CRITÌý602 Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking and IDISÌý601 Interdisciplinary Seminar, must be taken prior to the capstone.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGÌý420 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| COMÌý460 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| COMÌý480 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| CRITÌý501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
MTHÌý402 | Math for Our World | |
MTHÌý504 | Statistics | |
MTHÌý510 | Pre-Calculus | |
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| CRITÌý602 | Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking | 4 |
| IDISÌý601 | Interdisciplinary Seminar | 4 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Writing Program Requirements
All bachelor's degree candidates are required to complete four writing intensive courses as part of the University as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
ENGÌý420 | The Writing Process | |
One Writing Intensive course in the Major | ||
One Writing Intensive course at the 600-level or above | ||
One Additional Writing Intensive Course | ||
Writing Intensive courses are identified with the label "Writing Intensive Course" in the "Attributes" section of the course description and/or a W following the course number.
Major Requirements
ÌýPrerequisite: Must have completed an Associate Degree or equivalent in Allied Health.
Prior to capstone enrollment, students are expected to complete the majority of their required major courses along with CRIT 602 Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking and IDIS 601 Interdisciplinary Seminar. Students should consult with their advisor regarding specific major courses that may be completed with their capstone. Academic Advisor approval is required for registration to be processed.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Allied Health Leadership | ||
| Foundation Courses | ||
| HLTCÌý550 | The Emerging U.S. Health Care System | 4 |
| MTHÌý504 | Statistics | 4 |
| Intermediate Courses | ||
| HLTCÌý612 | Population Health | 4 |
| HLTCÌý690 | Law and Ethics for Health Care and Human Services | 4 |
| LDÌý600 | Becoming an Effective Leader | 4 |
| MGMTÌý566 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| orÌýLDÌý660 | Leadership Theory | |
| Allied Health Leadership Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
HRMÌý580 | Change Management | |
orÌýHRMÌý635 | Managing Conflict | |
orÌýMGMTÌý410 | Principles of Management | |
orÌýMGMTÌý608 | Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace | |
orÌýSCIÌý610 | Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health | |
orÌýSCIÌý615 | Fitness and Health | |
| Advanced Courses | ||
| HLTCÌý737 | Informatics for Health Professionals | 4 |
| HLTCÌý738 | Health Care Policy | 4 |
| LDÌý704 | Leading Teams | 4 |
| Integrative Capstone | ||
| HLTCÌý797 | Integrative Capstone: Project in Health Care Management | 4 |
| Total Credits | 44 | |
Electives
Open electivesÌýare coursesÌýstudents will need to take in addition to their general education and major requirements in order toÌýsatisfy the remaining credit totalsÌýfor their programs. Open electivesÌýareÌýdefinedÌýas any creditÌýcourseÌýoffered by the College not already included in the student's general education, major, option or minor.ÌýStudents will need 120 credits total to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Division of the College of Professional Studies.
- Attain proficiency in the concepts, theories, and methods of inquiry pertinent to allied health leadership.
- Develop essential competencies in organizational management, including skills for inter-professional collaboration.
- Integrate knowledge of an allied health care field with the dynamics and complexity of the health care industry.
- Apply ethical principles that guide leadership practice in community care settings.
- Demonstrate strategies to incorporate a variety of cultural frameworks into allied health practice.
- Understand data gathering tools for analysis and decision-making in health care settings.
Your Prior and Current Learning Counts
Many of our students can demonstrate college-level knowledge gained from military, workplace and volunteer-based training, and experiences. We are experts at helping students demonstrate learning and earning academic credit.
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Career Outcomes
Talk with your advisor to discuss how your program, experience, and goals align.