Health Care Leadership and Workforce Excellence, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Saint Louis University's health care leadership and workforce excellence certificate is an important option for students. The health care workforce is perhaps the most significant challenge facing health care organizations today, with a nursing shortage today and an impending physician shortage in the coming years. This SLU certificate will help students better understand the sources of the problem and to identify sustainable solutions.

Admissions Requirements

• Completed application (SOPHAS Express)
• Undergraduate degree (applicants with 3.0 GPA or better see more success)
• Official transcript from a degree-granting institution
• Professional goal statement (about 500 words)
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• The GRE is not required

Requirements for International students

Along with the general admission requirements above, the following must be provided by prospective international students:

• Demonstration of English Language Proficiency Some examples of demonstrated English language proficiency include minimum score requirements for the following standardized tests:
  • Paper-based TOEFL: 550
  • Internet-based TOEFL: 80
  • IELTS: 6.5
  • PTE: 54
  • Duolingo: 110
• Academic records, in English translation, for post-secondary studies outside the United States. These must include the courses taken and/or lectures attended, practical laboratory work, the maximum and minimum grades attainable, the grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations, and any honors or degrees received. WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.

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• Know best practices for selecting, retraining, and managing workers to sustain the organization as an employer of choice.
• Recognize the ethical and legal dimensions of common health care management challenges and utilize skills in resolving ethical dilemmas. 
• Recognize their own and others' leadership strengths and opportunities for improvement and understand the best steps to take for growth.

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

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For additional admission questions, please contact:
Bernie Backer
Director of graduate recruitment and admissions 
bernard.backer@slu.edu 
314-977-8144