Advisor: Dr. Robert Peters
Room 220E
Walwood Hall

The purpose of the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration is to enhance the capacity of its graduates to function effectively as managers in the health care system. The program includes the legal, financial, and policy dimensions of contemporary health care administration, critical management issues, strategic planning and evaluation, and critical issues in the delivery of health care services.

Admission Requirements

The criteria for admission to this certificate program are (a) a master’s or other graduate degree or (b) current admission to a graduate degree program or (c) a bachelor’s degree with 3.25 grade point average and substantial work experience in the management or delivery of health care services. Students may be admitted conditionally and later admitted to the program after evaluation of the first six credit hours. Students may transfer in a maximum of six (6) semester hours of graduate credit from another institution or from courses taken at Western Michigan University as a Guest student.

The following must be submitted in order to be considered for admission:

1. The University’s Application for Graduate Admission, with the application fee.
2. An official transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended (except WMU). Even if the applicant is a graduate of WMU, an official transcript is required from each institution attended prior to, and after, WMU.
3. The School of Public Affairs and Administration’s “Departmental Information Form” (DIF).
4. A one-page biographical essay.
5. A current resume.

Students will be admitted to this certificate program three times per year. The Admissions Committee will review applications in October to admit students for the Spring semester; in February to admit students for the Summer session; and in June to admit students for the Fall semester.