Healthcare Advocacy, G.C.

Program Admission

Applicants for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Advocacy program must meet the requirements for regular admission to the ULM Graduate School.  Applicants who fail to meet these standards may be admitted on conditional status as recommended by graduate faculty in the Communication and Health Studies programs, in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program Requirements

The following courses are required for the certificate, totaling 15 credit hours:
 

• HPRE 5007 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Policy
• COMM 4004 - Intercultural Communication
• COMM 4026 - Health Communication
• COMM 5003 - Communicating Grief, Illness, and Loss
• COMM 5050 - Interpersonal & Conflict Communication

Additional Information

The student’s plan of study is to be determined with the guidance of the student’s major professor.

Graduate Courses

Note: To receive graduate credit for a 4000-level course designated “For Undergraduate and Graduates,” a student must be in graduate admission status at the time credit is earned in the course. Credit earned in undergraduate admission status cannot be changed to graduate credit.