Health Services Management

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Health Services Management program prepares students to become supervisors and managers in all types of varied health care settings. Classroom experiences focus on the development of skills to be an effective leader and planner, capable of directing, coaching and developing motivated employees and employee teams. This is a program for current supervisors and managers who would like to enhance their skills as well as other employees currently working in a health care discipline who would like to take on more responsibilities. It is also appropriate for individuals planning to enter healthcare fields who may wish to be candidates for promotional opportunities.

Details

Field of Interest

Health Sciences

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

Health Services Management (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3336

Total credits required

60-80

Catalog Year

2025-2026

Effective Term

Fall 2025

Notes

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

HCC courses may be taken prior to admission or concurrently during enrollment in the program.

What You'll Learn

Analyze the organizational, human resources, and communication management processes in healthcare.
Apply knowledge of technology and financial management tools in strategic planning and decision making in healthcare environments.
Describe the characteristics of the external healthcare industry and its wide variety of healthcare delivery systems.
Describe the intersections between insurance administration and state and federal oversight of segmented populations served.
Understand the elements of a fully developed healthcare compliance program.
Demonstrate understanding of ethical and professional standards expected of a health services manager.
Understand how to safeguard patient privacy, patient rights, and emergency access to care.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Medical and Health Services Managers

$117,420

* Career and wage information provided by Pipeline AZ using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources. Sources

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.

Pathway Map Options

There are multiple options available for this pathway map. These options vary depending on the locations, partners, and available tracks of the award.

These pathway map options may share some common coursework. To explore what additional coursework may be required, select your desired option from the list below. Once selected, the list of courses and any associated details will be automatically updated in the course sequence below. The differences between individual pathway map options may only be a few courses.

Note: You will have to select one of the options below to view available course sequences.

Health Services Management
Option I: For entry-level students with no prior healthcare experience
Option II

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

To view course sequences, select one of the pathway map options above.

For students who have completed a Certificate of Competency or Completion (CCT/CCL) OR equivalent program or industry credential in one of the following:

Medical Billing and Coding
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Medical Assisting
Pharmacy Technician/Technology
Emergency Medical Technology/Services
Hospital Central Service Technology

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HSM122	Health Services Supervision		Critical course Gateway course		3
HSM125	Current Issues in Health Services Management				3
HCC130	Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery		OR Work experience or equivalent course education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator		0–3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.	SB	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems			CS	3
HSM122	Health Services Supervision		Critical course Gateway course		3
HSM125	Current Issues in Health Services Management				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.	SB	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems			CS	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HRC101	Overview of Healthcare Compliance				1
HSM222	Health Services Management				3
HSM226	Ethics and Legalities of Health Services Management				3
HCC145	Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals		OR Work experience or equivalent course education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator		0–3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
MA	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area		3–6
HRC101	Overview of Healthcare Compliance				1
HSM222	Health Services Management				3
HSM226	Ethics and Legalities of Health Services Management				3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
MA	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.		3–6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HRC228	Healthcare Industry Regulation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
HRC230	Healthcare Corporate Compliance Program Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I				3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts and Design		Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.	HU	3
HSM230	Healthcare Strategic Planning and Deployment				3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.		4
ACC111	Accounting Principles I				3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.		4
GBS233	Business Communication	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		L	3
HSM230	Healthcare Strategic Planning and Deployment				3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HRC232	Health Care Regulatory Compliance Program Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
HRC234	Health Care Regulatory Enforcement Case Studies	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
MGT276	Human Resources Management				3
CSM/TQM101	Quality Customer Service				3
GBS233	Business Communication	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		L	3
COM100 or COM110 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Small Group Communication			SB or SB or SB	3
CSM/TQM101	Quality Customer Service				3
MGT276	Human Resources Management				3
COM100 or COM110 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Small Group Communication			SB or SB or SB	3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts and Design		Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.	HU	3

Part-time Sequence

To view course sequences, select one of the pathway map options above.

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Credits
HSM122	Health Services Supervision	Critical course Gateway course	3
HSM125	Current Issues in Health Services Management		3
HCC130	Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery	OR Work experience or equivalent course education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator	0–3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success		1–3
HSM122	Health Services Supervision	Critical course Gateway course	3
HSM125	Current Issues in Health Services Management		3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success		1–3
HSM230	Healthcare Strategic Planning and Deployment		3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
MA	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area		3–6
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
MA	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.		3–6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Credits
HCC145	Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals	OR Work experience or equivalent course education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator	0–3
HRC101	Overview of Healthcare Compliance		1
HSM222	Health Services Management		3
HSM226	Ethics and Legalities of Health Services Management		3
HSM230	Healthcare Strategic Planning and Deployment		3
HRC101	Overview of Healthcare Compliance		1
HSM222	Health Services Management		3
HSM226	Ethics and Legalities of Health Services Management		3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.	SB	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.	SB	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HRC228	Healthcare Industry Regulation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
HRC230	Healthcare Corporate Compliance Program Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts and Design		Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.	HU	3
MGT276	Human Resources Management				3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts and Design		Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.	HU	3
HRC232	Health Care Regulatory Compliance Program Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I				3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems			CS	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HRC234	Health Care Regulatory Enforcement Case Studies	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HRC101.			3
MGT276	Human Resources Management				3
COM100 or COM110 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Small Group Communication			SB or SB or SB	3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.		4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
ACC111	Accounting Principles I			3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems		CS	3
CSM/TQM101	Quality Customer Service			3
GBS233	Business Communication	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.	L	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Small Group Communication			SB or SB or SB	3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.		4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CSM/TQM101	Quality Customer Service				3
GBS233	Business Communication	Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		L	3

Course Area Key

Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.

Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
FYC = First Year Composition
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design

L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm13?id=15992719).

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet with an advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.

Previous Catalog Years

The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.

Previous catalog years for Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Health Services Management