Online Healthcare Leadership Certificate
Academic title: Health systems leadership, graduate certificate
18 Credits
to Graduate
January 11
Next start date
*Recommended apply date is minimum 6 weeks prior to next start date.
Earn your graduate certificate in health systems leadership
Healthcare is constantly changing. Learn how to lead through it with a graduate certificate in health systems leadership.
This 18-credit hour certificate includes courses on:
- Administration and leadership
- Organizational operations and structures
- Law, compliance and risk management
- Finance, planning and marketing
- Health policy and its impact on organizations
Each course is taught through a healthcare lens, focusing your knowledge and skills on your career goals.
Depending on your course load, you could complete the graduate certificate in health systems leadership in as little as one year.
Graduate certificates are an efficient way to build key skills and important credentials for advanced leadership roles. A leadership certificate can help you qualify for jobs like: hospital or clinic administrator, program director, health educator, policy advisor, wellness officer or other roles in the healthcare field.
Online health systems leadership graduate certificate overview
| Core credits | 0 |
|---|---|
| Concentration/Elective credits | 18 |
| Total credits to graduate | 18 |
How much does an online graduate certificate in health systems leadership cost?
The cost shown below is based on the current tuition and fee estimate. Your actual cost of attendance for financial aid purposes may vary based on your assigned tuition rate, the number of credits you're enrolled in and the length of your enrollment period. If you're enrolled in a single module instead of a full semester, your housing and food, transportation and personal expenses will be adjusted based on the number of weeks you're enrolled (for example, 12-week or 8-week modules). If you're enrolled less than half-time, your cost of attendance will not include housing and food, personal expenses or loan fees.
- Military tuition benefits: Active duty, veterans and military-affiliated students may qualify for reduced tuition, waived fees and need-based awards.
Admission requirements
To be considered for admission, you must:
- Submit a completed application for admission and fee
- Submit official transcript(s) from previous institution(s)
- Hold an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited university in the United States or an equivalent degree if from a non-U.S. college or university
- Have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least a 2.7. Prerequisite coursework in accounting, economics, statistics, and English composition must have at least a 2.00 Grade Point (C or above). Central Michigan University equivalent courses would be ACC 201, ACC 202, or ACC 250; ECO 201 or ECO 202; STA 282 or PSY 211; and ENG 101 and ENG 201.
- International students must meet the language requirements of Graduate Studies
Note: Students who are enrolled in CMU's Master of Health Administration degree program are ineligible for this certificate due to duplicate coursework.