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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 SGPP Catalog and Student Handbook
Healthcare Administration Certificate
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Program Description
The Healthcare Administration Graduate Certificate is designed for those seeking additional knowledge and skill in healthcare administration. The program provides learners with the skills necessary to meet future challenges and complexities of the health and human services fields. Courses provide key education in the areas of financial management, service delivery systems, ethics, policy and regulatory systems, and leadership and management for health and human services administrators.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the certificate, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Analyze and interpret financial information in a healthcare or human services setting.
- Evaluate the fundamentals of current healthcare and human services delivery systems.
- Assess current health and human services policy, ethics, and regulatory systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of strategic planning and organizational leadership within the health and human services sector.
Program Structure and Delivery
The Healthcare Administration Certificate is delivered fully online.
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Faculty
The faculty members for this program have earned doctorate or master’s degrees. Faculty are selected for their combination of educational and professional experience and expertise. Admission Requirements
Applicants may apply for admission to master’s degree programs at any time during the year. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework. Applicants may complete an interview with a program administrator as part of the admission process. Application Process
Applicants must submit the following: - Completed application form and,
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An official transcript issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits. An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution. Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated on a course by course basis by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or One Earth International Credential Evaluators and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards. Evaluations from an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) will also be accepted.
Students with transcripts issued in the U.S. may be admitted without an official transcript. Students must provide an official transcript by the last day to add/drop classes in their first term of attendance. In cases where students are completing coursework while simultaneously applying for admission, students may be admitted with an in-progress transcript, an official transcript posting final grades and, when appropriate, degree attainment must be submitted before students are allowed to register for subsequent semesters. - A reflective essay which includes the following:
- brief description of the applicant’s background, training, and including any experience and,
- statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and their reasons for seeking admission to the program; and
- description of the areas the applicant considers to be their strengths and areas in which the applicant wishes to develop greater strengths and abilities; and
- personal information the applicant wishes to share.
- A current résumé listing educational background as well as volunteer and work experience; and
- Applicants with international transcripts may require an English language proficiency exam (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or MELAB accepted).
Please Note: Application materials should be sent to the attention of the Office of Admission on the Minneapolis Campus. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Office of Admission
2500 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404 |
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