THE PROGRAM
Program Overview
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) is designed to meet the educational needs of men and women interested in assuming administrative and management positions in the healthcare industry. The MHA is a 45 (minimum) credit degree program, which consists of Brooks College of Health core courses, including a one 3-hour elective.
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Special Notes about the Program
Prerequisites:
No specific undergraduate major is required. However, applicants are expected to have completed the following courses, or their equivalent:
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Statistics
ADMISSIONS
Application Information
Helpful Information:
Application Requirement Information
International Applicant Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
Application Deadlines
Fall Term . . . . . . . . August 1
Summer Term . . . April 15
Admits for fall and summer terms only.
The following must be submitted by the posted deadline. Incomplete applications with outstanding requirements, or those post-marked after the posted deadline, are subject to cancellation. Once an application has been cancelled, the applicant will be required to apply for the next available term, or as a graduate non-degree seeking applicant (limitations apply).
- UNF admission application
- Application fee
- If applicable, collection holds and judicial holds must be cleared
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All of the below university and program requirements
Admission Requirements
University requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or its equivalent from a foreign institution, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate study.
- Official transcripts, and foreign evaluations if applicable, from all post-secondary institutions attended.
Program requirements:
- Resume
- Education
- Work experience
- Honors and/or memberships in school, profession and service organizations
- Letter of intent
- 2-3 page personal statement
- Describe reasons for seeking degree in Health Administration;
- Career objectives;
- Any other information you feel is pertinent to your admissions
- Two letters of recommendation
- Meet one of the following criteria below:
- GRE (taken within the last 5 years) with minimum 153 verbal and 144 quantitative or GMAT if total score of 500
- Applicants with a previously earned master degree from a national or regional accredited program are not required to submit GRE scores
- Applicants with a previously earned PhD, MD and/or JD degree from a nationally or regionally accredited program are not required to submit GRE scores
- Applicants who have earned a Bachelor's degree from UNF and earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher in all work attempted in the last 60 credit hours of their undergraduate study, are not required to submit GRE scores
- Applicants not qualifying for admission as defined in options two through three may be admitted based upon a composite score consisting of an index formula that includes both the last 60 undergraduate hours GPA and GRE test score (taken within the last 5 years)
- The appropriate formulaic score for admission is as follows:
- (200 x GPA) + GRE total score = 1000 or higher
Program requirements - Express Application:
UNF undergraduates applying through the Express Application portal will be required to submit the below documents directly to the department. Questions should be directed to the graduate program director.
- Resume
- Education
- Work experience
- Honors and/or memberships in school, profession and service organizations
- Letter of intent
- Describe reasons for seeking degree in Health Administration;
- Career objectives
- Two letters of recommendation
- GRE test scores
- Waived for all UNF students who have earned an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 and above
- Required for all UNF students who have earned an undergraduate GPA of 3.25 - 3.49
- Applicants not qualifying for admission as defined in the above option may be admitted based upon a composite score consisting of an index formula that includes both the last 60 undergraduate hours GPA and GRE test score (taken within the last 5 years)
- The appropriate formulaic score for admission is as follows:
- (200 x GPA) + GRE total score = 1000 or higher
The UNF MHA Program embraces holistic admission practices by considering multiple sources of information when making an admission decision, including a statement of interest, recommendation letters, academic transcripts and test scores. All admission materials are reviewed and while no one item is determined to be the sole indicator of academic potential, the Committee will focus on the academic rigor of an applicant’s curriculum and their ability to successfully convey that they are prepared for graduate education. The extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID-19 outbreak may be taken into account by the MHA Admissions Committee for the Summer and Fall 2021 and 2022 admission terms.
INFORMATION
Average Length
of the Program
2 years
Approximate Enrollment
60
Community Connections
UNF's MHA program has the distinct advantage of being located in a area with a large, vibrant health care community. Eleven hospitals, over 50 skilled nursing facilities, several large medical group practices, including the Mayo Clinic, and a large military outpatient clinic are easily accessible from UNF's Campus. Additionally, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and other major insurers are located in Jacksonville. These organizations provide educational and employment opportunities for students and graduates. Leaders from the local healthcare community serve on the program Advisory Board and contribute time and resources to the MHA program.
