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Online Bachelor of Business Administration - MHA Direct Entry Track

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Earn Your BBA in Just Five Years – 100% Online

Fast-track your career in healthcare leadership with the MHA Direct Entry Program at FranU. Designed for motivated students in the online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Health Administration Track, this program lets you begin graduate coursework while completing your undergraduate degree.

You’ll build a strong foundation in business and healthcare management, then transition seamlessly into advanced MHA courses like Health Policy, Quality Improvement and Healthcare Finance. With the ability to double-count 18 graduate credits, you can complete both degrees in as little as five years, entirely online.

Guided by faculty and advisors, students declare the direct entry pathway upon admission and may begin MHA courses as early as their junior year. You’ll graduate prepared for leadership roles in healthcare systems, hospitals and policy organizations, equipped with both academic credentials and real-world insight.

Take the smart path to a graduate degree. Save time, save money and start leading sooner.

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School of Arts & Sciences
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Prepare to lead in a range of healthcare environments, including hospitals, health systems, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, and public health organizations.
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MHA Direct Entry Pathway Program Highlights

  • Graduate Faster, Spend Less - Complete your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years, saving both time and up to $10,800 in tuition.
  • Get a Head Start - Enter the healthcare field with a competitive edge and a master’s degree already in hand.
  • Meet Industry Demand, Stand Out - Gain the advanced business and leadership skills employers are looking for in today’s fast-growing healthcare sector.
  • Fit your classes into your lifestyle - Our 100% online program easily adapts to your schedule and can help you juggle other responsibilities without sacrificing your education.
  • Build relationships with faculty - Professors have extensive experience as industry experts, small business owners, researchers and educators.
  • Gain real-world experience - Boost your résumé with a required internship and a capstone project focused on your interests.
  • Tap into a vocation of service - Approach business with a keen sense of ethics and social justice by attending a service-learning Catholic institution.

Program Features

Admission Requirements

To apply to FranU, you must meet the following requirements:

  • TOPS Core Curriculum with a minimum 2.5 GPA computed on core courses only if you are a high school senior or graduate;

    • OR an acceptable HiSET exam score of 60 or higher.

    • OR a General Education Development (GED) test score of 500 or higher.

  • ACT or SAT scores:

    • ACT composite score of 20

    • SAT math and verbal combined score of 1040

You may also apply test optional. If applying test optional, we require that you take Math 0310 OR submit a test score for math placement. We accept the following scores for placement into Math 1315:

  • ACT Math subscore 18 or higher

  • SAT Math subscore 500 or higher

  • Accuplacer Quantitative Reasoning ≥250

  • CLEP College Algebra 50 or higher

Learn more about how to apply and the materials you may need by visiting the Undergraduate Admissions Requirements page.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Mission, Goals and Objectives

Program Mission Statement:

The mission of the online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program is to form ethical, adaptive and competent business professionals through effective instruction, scholarship, engagement and service in a diverse, interdisciplinary and learner-centered environment.

Program Goals

The online BBA degree program goals are to:

  • Educate ethical leaders with demonstrated proficiency in an array of business disciplines.
  • Foster a sense of vocation to serve the community as innovative business experts.
  • Create lifelong active learners.
  • Prepare graduates for current and future careers in demand within our region and state.

Program Learning Outcomes

The program learning outcomes of the online bachelor’s degree in business are to:

1. Explain the key functions of business.

2. Apply critical business reasoning that contributes to organizational success.

3. Exhibit professional communication skills.

4. Apply ethical and legal directives in making responsible business and strategic decisions.

5. Exemplify professional behaviors as personified by Franciscan core values.

Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) Mission, Goals and Objectives

Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Master of Health Administration program at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is to improve the health of individuals and communities by forming inspired early and mid-careerists into compassionate, competent and spiritual servant managers and leaders for health service organizations

Program Goals

1. Program graduates will successfully seek employment in the healthcare field 12 months after graduation.

2. Program will provide academic advising for students to manage their individual path to graduation and ensure timely completion of their degree.

3. Program will provide opportunities for students to engage in interprofessional education and practice.

4. The program faculty and students will engage in service to the community and profession at institution, local, state and national levels.

5. Program will support faculty teaching excellence, meaningful research and scholarship and professional development

Program Learning Objectives

1. Access the role of leadership skills and competencies in healthcare organizations

2. Analyze information relevant to the delivery of effective and efficient healthcare services

3. Evaluate evidence-based data in managerial decision making.

4. Examine political legal and economic implications of health policy

5. Synthesize innovative strategic solutions for healthcare organizations

Tuition & Financial Aid

Your education should be a sound investment that offers value beyond the diploma. We strive to make our service-oriented education accessible, and our average annual cost is 18% lower than the national median for other colleges, making us one of the nation’s most affordable Catholic institutions.

We have several scholarships for incoming freshmen and transfer students, as well as grants, loans and other financial assistance programs.

Estimate the amount of financial aid you may receive with our Net Price Calculator Tool, and learn more about your funding options by visiting the Office of Financial Aid page.

Gain a Head Start with FranU's BBA-MHA Direct Entry Program

Fast-track your career in healthcare leadership. Our program is 100% online and is designed for Business Administration students looking to focus in Health Administration. This mission-driven pathway lets you begin graduate courses early and earn both degrees in just five years! Study topics like health policy, healthcare finance and leadership that are guided by expert faculty and supported every step of the way. Graduate ready to serve, lead and make a difference.

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Accreditation

For information about our SACSCOC accreditation, please visit our Institutional Accreditation page.

FranU's Bachelor of Business Program Recognitions

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