1982-1983





                                 SENATE DOCUMENT #41



                                   APC DOCUMENT #37



                               MANAGEMENT'S REQUEST FOR

                      CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION







           Add to the Management Department's program description:



           The "Certificate in Health Care Administration" would be

           awarded to those individuals enrolled in this program who

           successfully complete the following courses:



           1.  Mgmt. 140   - The Management Environment

           2.  C.Sci. 141  - Basic Computer Programming

           3.  Mgmt. 216   - Principles of Accounting (Managerial

                                                        Accounting)

           4.  Mgmt. 200   - Philosophy and Concepts of Management

           5.  Comm. 269   - Communication for Management

           6.  Mgmt. 313   - Organization Theory and Behavior



           Rationale:



           This program is designed for individuals currently in a health

           care facility.  A meeting was held on September 21, 1982 between

           representatives of the University's Administration, Management

           Department, and the area's Health Care community.  This meeting

           was held as a result of numerous individual requests and

           concerns the past months.  These concerns centered around two

           specific issues:  1) the need to provide an opportunity for many

           individuals to obtain basic management tools in order to carry

           out the responsibilities of their Managerial/Supervisory

           positions within the area's Health Care Community; 2) to provide

           an opportunity for the areas non-baccalaureate registered nurses

           to obtain specialized management/supervisory skills as an

           integral part of completing their baccalaureate degree

           requirements.



           Asheville is the Health Care Center for Western North Carolina.

           The health care industry is also the area's largest employer and

           is still undergoing tremendous growth.  This has produced a need

           for providing appropriate managerial/supervisory tools for

           individuals who have been placed in managerial/supervisory

           positions in the area's hospitals, group practices, long-term

           care facilities and other related health care organizations.



           Many of these individuals already possess technical degrees and

           have been promoted due to their particular expertise.  However,


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           they lack the appropriate managerial training and skills in

           order to effectively and efficiently carry out their overall

           administrative duties and responsibilities.



           Therefore, a request is being made to allow the Department of

           Management to offer a "Certificate in Health Care

           Administration" program.  This program would be conducted

           through the enrollment of individuals into courses already

           offered through the University.  This method would also enable

           those individuals who do not as yet possess a baccalaureate

           degree to apply the credit obtained through the successful

           completion of their courses toward a degree if they wish to

           continue their education beyond the "Certificate" level.

           "Successfully complete" is defined as at least a C grade in each

           course.