The Health Care Systems Administration program also is offered in Grand Rapids. In the Grand Rapids program, the professional courses are offered in the evenings. General education requirements may be taken at a local college or university and transferred to fulfill Ferris graduation requirements. A minimum of 30 semester credit hours must be earned at Ferris in order for the degree to be granted. Earnings of health services managers vary by type and size of facility, level of responsibility and geographic region.
Students can enter the program from any associate degree program or directly from high school.
The Health Care Systems Administration program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA overall. Also, students must either have an ACT math subscore of 24 or better, complete MATH 115 or pass a proficiency exam.