The Associate in Science degree program in Business Management Healthcare Practice Management option is designed to meet the needs of current healthcare employees who desire career ladder advancement into management within a medical practice or healthcare facility. This program offers a comprehensive curriculum in healthcare finance, sound managerial practices and procedures, and operations of the healthcare industry
Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in all HES, BUS and MGT courses in order to graduate. A minimum of 60 to 64 credits hours (depending on elective choices) are required for graduation.
Starting in the fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six
core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.
Requirements
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| BUS105 | Managerial Business Communications | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| BUS211 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| COM112 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| HES104 | Medical Office Administration | 3 | |
| HES108 | Introduction to Healthcare Services | 3 | Public Presentation Intensive |
| HES109 | Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance | 3 | |
| HES115 | Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| HES201 | Healthcare Law and Ethics | 3 | |
| HES203 | Healthcare Management and Leadership Skills | 3 | |
| HES208 | Healthcare Practice Option: Capstone | 3 | |
| MGT205 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
Courses with Prerequisites: BUS105, BUS211, ENG102, HES109, HES201, HES203, HES208
Course with Corequisite: HES104, HES208
Milestone Courses: Accounting Elective, HES108, HES203
Schedule Tips: HES108, HES109, HES203, MGT205, MRT103 offered SPRING ONLY
Electives
Recommended Course Sequence Business Management Healthcare Practice Associate Degree
Year 1
Fall
| ACC | Accounting Elective | 3-4 | |
| CIS | Computer Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| HES115 | Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| MAT120-299 | Math Elective | 3-4 | |
Spring
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| COM112 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| HES108 | Introduction to Healthcare Services | 3 | Public Presentation Intensive |
| Science Elective | 3-4 | |
Year 2
Fall
| BUS105 | Managerial Business Communications | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| BUS211 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| HES104 | Medical Office Administration | 3 | |
| HES201 | Healthcare Law and Ethics | 3 | |
| Science Elective | 3-4 | |
Spring
| HES109 | Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance | 3 | |
| HES203 | Healthcare Management and Leadership Skills | 3 | |
| HES208 | Healthcare Practice Option: Capstone | 3 | |
| MGT205 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 | |