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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HA 470 Internship in Healthcare Administration

The Internship course is designed to allow the student to complete 80 hours of out-of-class work experience in a healthcare environment. The full-time student has the following options:

  1. Traditional: In consultation with the employer and the instructor, the student identifies an internship site and undertakes a project in an area of health administration.
  2. Administrative Rotation: The student does an administrative rotation in a healthcare setting, observing and experiencing the interaction of people and tasks within the organization.
  3. Arcadia University Student Business Consulting Group – (AUSBCG) The student works with the AUSBCG at Arcadia University as a student consultant, providing assistance to a AUSBCG client in the healthcare field.
  4. Personal Business Plan: The student researches the healthcare industry and creates a business plan for an entrepreneurial venture in healthcare administration in consultation with one or more mentors.


Prerequisite: BA 340 , BA 369 , BA 380 , HA 320 , and at least junior standing or permission of the Program Director.