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At Ottawa University, we offer life-friendly online degree programs for working adults who wish to pursue a career in human resources in a health care management setting.

As a student of our Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Management – Clinical Track with a Human Resources concentration, you will cover topics, such as legally prescribed standards for measuring work performance, compensation, labor-employee relations, and recruitment, selection, training, development, and appraisal of employees. Combined with your hospital administration courses, you will graduate a more effective human resources leader.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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Our life-friendly health care management and human resources studies are designed for working adults who wish to pursue a human resources position in a health care management setting.

As a student of our human resources courses, you will cover legally prescribed standards for measuring work performance; compensation; labor-employee relations; and recruitment, selection, training, development and appraisal of employees. Combined with your hospital administration courses, you will graduate a more effective human resources leader.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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For busy adults looking to pursue a career in human resources management from a health care perspective, Ottawa University offers a life-friendly Health Care Management online program that you can complete at your own pace, from the comfort of your home – or anywhere you have Internet access.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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Peak health and peak performance go hand in hand. You can gain expertise in both subjects at Excelsior College by earning an online Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management with dual degree option for MBA (Human Performance Technology).

A national leader in college education for working adults, Excelsior is one of just a few institutions that offers an online MBA with a human performance technology concentration. This emerging field uses innovative theories and techniques to improve individual and organizational productivity.

Excelsior also uses an innovative educational approach to improve your personal productivity as a student. You can earn a dual degree more quickly and conveniently at Excelsior than anywhere else. How?

- You'll take online courses that are designed to fit easily into a working adult's busy schedule.

- Overlapping courses will count toward both the health care management bachelor's degree and the MBA, reducing your overall course load.

- Excelsior's generous transfer policies let you satisfy some degree requirements via prior approved coursework, military training, and health care licenses and certifications.

- Our affordable tuition and flexible payment options can help you fit a health care management degree and an MBA into your budget.

Excelsior developed its programs in health care management and human performance technology with direct input from industry leaders. Our courses meet the same standards for academic quality that you'd find in a traditional institution, and they reflect the most current practices in the health care management industry.

You'll work with faculty who have years of first-hand experience in health care management, while gaining expertise in subjects such as:

Human resources
Organizational behavior
Medical terminology and technology
Health care economics

Entry Requirements

International Students
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International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must show evidence of English language proficiency through one of the following options:

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

- Required minimum score of 525 on the paper based test or 69 on the Web-based test.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

- Required minimum score of 75.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
- Required minimum overall band score of 5.5.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- Excelsior College® Examinations English Composition exam (ENGx111) or UExcel® College Writing exam (ENGx110).

- Completion of at least 9 credit hours of academic work in courses delivered in English at an institution of higher education in the United States.

Other Fees

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As the health care sector expands, competition for the best personnel will only increase—and so will demand for human resource professionals who can identify and hire top-notch talent.

You can help fill this key industry niche with a potent online degree combination from Excelsior College: a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management with dual degree option for MBA (Human Resources Management).

A national leader in health care education and distance learning for more than 40 years, Excelsior offers flexible online degree programs that fit conveniently into working adults' lives. We help you balance education with work, family, and other commitments by:

- Offering online classes on a rotating eight-week schedule, giving you maximum flexibility to fit classes into a busy schedule.

- Keeping your expenses low by offering affordable tuition and flexible payment plans.

- Granting academic credit for professional health care licenses and certifications—you can build on what you already know, reduce your course load, and graduate in less time.

- Awarding maximum transfer credit for approved courses from accredited colleges.

- Providing unmatched academic support from an award-winning team of advisors.

After 40 years as a leader in distance learning and adult education, Excelsior is widely known as an academic leader among online colleges. Our health care management degree program and MBA with human resources concentration meet strict standards for quality—the same standards that govern BS / MBA dual degree programs at traditional institutions.

Our classes reflect the industry's most current best practices and are led by experienced professionals. You'll develop practical skills that are in demand in the health care industry job market, mastering subjects such as:

Employee recruitment and retention
Labor relations
Workplace diversity
Compensation and benefits
Health care economics

Entry Requirements

International Students
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International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must show evidence of English language proficiency through one of the following options:

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

- Required minimum score of 525 on the paper based test or 69 on the Web-based test.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

- Required minimum score of 75.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
- Required minimum overall band score of 5.5.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- Excelsior College® Examinations English Composition exam (ENGx111) or UExcel® College Writing exam (ENGx110).

- Completion of at least 9 credit hours of academic work in courses delivered in English at an institution of higher education in the United States.

Other Fees

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