M.S. Health Care Management

 Admission to the M.S. Health Care Management program is a two-step process.  Students must first be admitted to the University and then must satisfy the College requirements for admission to graduate programs.

 For admission to the University, applicants must have: 

1. Submit an official CSU Graduate Application to the University
   (You will need to create an account in order to fill out the application.)

2. A baccalaureate from an accredited institution, or equivalent academic preparation as determined by Admissions and University Outreach or another appropriate campus authority.

3. Two official transcripts, which must include verification of the bachelorís degree.

4. A grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 (4.0=A) in their latest 90 quarter (or 60 semester) units attempted and good standing at the last college attended.

5. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 (computer version) or 550 (paper version) for those applicants who earned a bachelorís degree to a school where English was not the principal language of instruction.

 In addition to University admission requirements, applicants to must submit the following: 

1. Separate Graduate Program Application to the College of Business and Economics.
   (You will need to download the application and use MS Word to fill it out).
2. Two letters of recommendation from persons who have supervised the applicant's work in a health care setting, sent to Health Care Management Coordinator, Department of Management, College of Business and Economics.
   Click here to download the Recommendation Form.
3. A 2.75 grade point average or better in the last 90 quarter units.
4. A résumé that documents a minimum of one year of recent full-time work experience or equivalent in a health care setting.

The College examines each candidateís potential, taking into consideration all academic work experience, level of responsibility, and other factors that may have a bearing on the individualís potential for success.  Applicants are evaluated on the merits of their own application in comparison with those of all other applicants for the quarter.

Applicants without proper documentation, i.e., official transcripts, test scores, employment history, essays, etc., will not be processed.

Students who are admitted but do not register in the quarter for which they applied must reapply to the University and pay another application fee if seeking admission to any future quarter. There is no deferred admission. Reapplication to the CBE is not necessary if readmission is sought within one academic year. Students who seek to reactivate their CBE graduate program application file for admission consideration must send a letter to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Resources, indicating the quarter for which they seek admission. With the letter they must include information about any activities they have undertaken since the first application. Note that, unless granted a formal leave of absence, continuing graduate students who fail to attend at least two quarters in a given calendar year lose their continuing registration privileges and must compete for readmission with all other applicants.