Curriculum

The MBA-HAL degree is composed of 14 classes at 3 credit hours per class, totaling to a 42 credit hour MBA.  Those 42 credit hours include 12 classes at 3 credit hours each of core classes (36 credit hours), and 2 classes at 3 credit hours each of electives (6 credit hours).

Prior to entry into the MBA-HAL program, students must take these prerequisites or their equivalent (Stockton equivalents are in parentheses):

1. Statistics (CIST 1206) or Statistics for Health Professionals (HLTH 2305) or Statistical Methods (PSCY 2241) or Research Methods & Statistics (PUBH 2330);
2. Intro to Management (MGMT 2110);
3. Macroeconomics (ECON 1200) or Microeconomics (ECON 1400) or Health Care Economics (ECON 2104); and
4. Financial Accounting (ACCT 2110) or Managerial Accounting (ACCT 2120).

Note, students that graduate with a business minor from Stockton University still must complete the Statistics (#1) and Economics (#3) courses in addition to their core minor requirements.

Work experience may fulfill some prerequisite requirements based on the discretion of the selection committee. 

If you have not yet fulfilled the prerequisite requirements and are interested in taking these courses conveniently online, visit our MBA-HAL Guidance Worksheet.

Students may start their program at any semester of their convenience.

Capstone can only be taken at the last semester of their program.

In addition to the core curriculum students are required to take two three-credit hour general MBA electives from the following programs:  BUSN, MGMT, MKTG, FINA, ACCT, MHAL or PLAW. Students could alternatively take any of the following courses to fill this requirement:  

• CRIM 5210 Forensic Psychopathology & Treatment
• CRIM 5348 Drugs, Crime & Criminal Justice
• CRIM 5460 Organizational Psychology
• CRIM 5509 Fundamentals & Theory of Emergency Mgmt

For course descriptions, please visit The University's Course Catalog.

For a schedule of in-person courses, please see Schedule of Courses flyer. 

Admissions Criteria

Application Deadline

Rolling Admissions

Spring Priority Deadline: December 1

Fall Priority Deadline: July 1

Prerequisite Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0

• The MBA-HAL program is designed for incoming students who have completed the following undergraduate pre-requisite courses (information in parentheses give the Stockton equivalents). Please note: work experience may fulfill some prerequisite requirements based on the discretion of the selection committee:

  1. Statistics (CIST 1206) or Statistics for Health Professionals (HLTH 2305) or Statistical Methods (PSCY 2241) or Research Methods & Statistics (PUBH 2330);
  2. Intro to Management (MGMT 2110);
  3. Macroeconomics (ECON 1200) or Microeconomics (ECON 1400) or Health Care Economics (ECON 2104); and
  4. Financial Accounting (ACCT 2110) or Managerial Accounting (ACCT 2120).

Admissions Requirements

1. Click here to start your application. 
2. Application fee: $50 (non-refundable), submitted with your online application
3. Graduate application essay
4. Three letters of recommendation sent electronically via the online application.
5. Applicants below a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA must submit either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores, sent electronically to school code: 2889 
   • Scores must have been taken within the last 10 years
   • Testing waived for master's degree holders
   • Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,  the GRE or GMAT is recommended, but not required
6. Resume
7. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended (including Stockton) should be e-mailed by the institution or clearinghouse, mailed or dropped off directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
   
   By mail:
   Office of Graduate Admissions, N-Wing 007a 
   101 Vera King Farris Drive
   Galloway, NJ 08205-9441
   
   Electronically:
   gradschool@stockton.edu
   
   

8. To review international applicant deadlines and admission criteria, please click here.
   
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MHAL Learning Outcomes

1. Healthcare Leadership
   • Graduates will be able to explain the internal, external and global systems of healthcare
   • Graduates will develop strategies for health care organizations to meet the needs of the communities and populations they serve
   • Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of their own and other’s roles and responsibilities in health care contexts
2. Ethics and Social Responsibility
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to apply ethical theory to reach justifiable and socially responsible conclusions
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to make reasoned decisions and provide a rationale for their actions
3. Managerial Perspectives and Tools
   • Graduates will be able to read and understand financial reports
   • Graduates will be able to budget and forecast finances in healthcare settings
   • Graduates will be able to develop a financial plan for health care that meets the needs of payers, manages risk, and reflects efficiencies in operations
   • Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of medical markets and the ability to compare and contrast market systems
4. Healthcare Processes
   • Graduates will be able to explain health care systems and operations
   • Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of health care delivery in the US and trends impacting the system
5. Working with Others
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to work effectively in team settings to develop strategies and affect change
   • Graduates will be able to explain the importance of respecting diverse viewpoints
   • Graduates will be able to explain leadership theory and the group process viewpoints
6. Data Analysis and Technology
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to utilize technology ethically and effectively
   • Graduates will be able to analyze and explain data relevant to health care systems
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to utilize data to effectively devise strategies for health care organizations
7. Communication
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to write effectively
   • Graduates will be able to prepare presentations and orally present in front of groups
   • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to consider the business, demographic, ethno-cultural, political, and regulatory implications of decisions, and communicate successful strategies that continually improve the long- term success and viability of the organization

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