Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the College of Health Solutions.

Applicants must have earned a master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

1. graduate admission application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. acknowledgment of program policies
4. one reference (professional)
5. resume or curriculum vitae
6. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Applicants with a master's degree in business administration, public health, nursing, counseling, behavioral health, health care administration or social work, among others, are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be master's degree-level professionals who are interested in a future health care management position.

The personal statement should indicate the applicant's interest in the program, their career goals and how the degree program aligns with those goals, how the applicant believes medical and behavioral providers can work collaboratively in an integrated health care system, and how the applicant plans to navigate the academic rigor required in a doctoral-level program.

The internship statement should indicate the location in which the applicant anticipates or hopes to complete the required internship; how their planned sites integrate medical and behavioral care; and skills related to management that are necessary to address medical and behavioral scope of care, programs or service operations that the applicant will be able to demonstrate during the internship.

Contact information for at least one reference is required. The reference is contacted via email to respond to a series of questions about the applicant. Examples of appropriate references include:

• a faculty member from the applicant's master's degree program who is well acquainted with the applicant's professional practice or academic achievement
• a supervisor who can assess the applicant's clinical or professional performance
• another professional (not a relative), such as a licensed behavioral health clinician, medical or other health care provider

Graduates of the management concentration have the organizational understanding and management skills required to move into leadership and management positions across health care settings. They are well prepared to develop and manage programs related to integrated behavioral health care. Graduates often choose careers in integrated care practice management; leadership positions in integrated care delivery systems, health plans and managed care organizations; and positions as integrated care industry consultants.

Potential job titles include:

• behavioral health staff coordinator
• CEO or director of an integrated care practice or organization
• director of physician relations
• health and wellness director
• integrated care manager
• member services director
• operational care manager or team leader
• practice manager and facilitator
• quality improvement manager
• site administrator
• wellness program administrator