Notice:
The College is closed for winter break from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. The college reopens on Jan. 2. Spring semester begins Jan. 13. 2025.

A.A.S. Nursing to the B.S. Health Care Leadership and Master of Health Services Administration

Be sure to meet with your academic advisor to make transfer plans.


Prerequisites for RN Program

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

CHM

One year of high school chemistry with lab or equivalent college course completed within the last five years with a minimum grade of C.

0

EGL 101

EGL 101 placement based on Oakton’s Writing Skills Assessment Test (WSAT), or completion of EGL 101.

0

MAT 070

Completion of MAT 070 or a higher level math course within the last two years or placement above MAT 070 within the last two years.

0

BIO 231

Complete BIO 231, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, or equivalent college course with lab, within the last five years with a minimum grade of C.

4

BNA 100

Basic Nurse Assistant Training

7

EXAM

Pass the Illinois State CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) Exam

0

Total Semester Credit Hours

11


First Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

BIO 232

Anatomy and Physiology II

4

NUR 103

Nursing Concepts 1A

4

NUR 104

Nursing Concepts 1B

5

NUR 111

Nursing Pharmacology I

1

PSY 120

Human Development

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

17

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

BIO 251

Microbiology

4

NUR 109

Nursing Concepts 2A Maternal to Child

4

NUR 110

Nursing Concepts 2B Chronic Illness

5

NUR 112

Nursing Pharmacology II

1

SOC 103

Social Problems

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

17

Summer Session

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

NUR 151

NUR 151 LPN Option

5

Total Semester Credit Hours

5


Second Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 101

Composition I

3

NUR 214

Nursing Pharmacology III

1

NUR 215

Nursing Concepts III

10

Total Semester Credit Hours

14

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 102

Composition II

3

NUR 216

Nursing Concepts 4A

4

NUR 217

Nursing Concepts 4B

7

Total Semester Credit Hours

14


Total Credit Hours needed for Prerequisites


11

Total Credit Hours needed for Transfer

62

Total Credit Hours taken at Oakton

73


National Louis University, Bachelor's in Health Care Leadership


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Quarter
Credits

ART 102 and 103

Art Appreciation I and II

5

PHL 107

Ethics, Logic and Critical Inquiry

5

MTH 102

Statistical Foundations

5

HCL 301

Overview of Health Care Delivery

5

HCL 311

Professional Writing and Presentation Skills in Health Care

5

HCL 316

Team Development in Health Care

5

HCL 320

Educational Delivery and Assessment in Health Care

5

HCL 326

Critical Thinking in Health Care

5

HCL 350

Quality Analysis and Improvement in Health Care

2

HCL 410

Health Care Supervision and Human Resources

5

HCL 416

Financial and Physical Resource Administration

5

HCL 421

Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

5

HCL 426

Health Care Information Systems

5

HCL 431

Marketing of Health Care Services

5

HCL 499

Strategic Analysis and Planning in Health Care

5

PJM

Overview of Project Management

2

RES 410

Research Methodology and Writing

5

MHA 401

Leadership in Health Services Administration

5

MHA 405

Health Care Origins, Policies and Trends

5

Choose Courses

General Education electives (min 10 QH)

10

Quarter Hours at NLU:

99

Total Quarter Hours for Bachelors:

189


Masters of Health Services Administration


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Semester
Credits

(MHA 505)

*Completed During Undergraduate Program at NLU

3

(RES 510)

*Completed During Undergraduate Program at NLU

3

(MHA 501)

*Completed During Undergraduate Program at NLU

3

MHA 508

Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Administration

3

MHA 522

Health Care Business Operations

3

MHA 527

Health Care Finance

3

MHA 531

Health Care Information Systems

3

MHA 532

Human Resources in Health Care Organizations

3

MHA 540

Marketing in Health Care

3

PJM 520

Project Management Applications

3

MHA 541

Strategic Management in Health Care

3

MHA 550

Colloquium in Health Services Administration

3

Total hours needed for this Master:

36

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