Admissions Criteria
- Completion of pre-requisites (see below).*
- A completed application to the Undergraduate Program.
- Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com). You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended. If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.
- If you are applying for READMISSION, fill out Drexel University's Undergraduate Readmission Form and send to your academic advisor. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor in the college in which you were previously enrolled.
- International Students:
The TOEFL examination is required for some non-citizens. Applicants whose native language is English (who list themselves as born in or citizens of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Islands, Wales, Zimbabwe) are exempt from the TOEFL. Applicants whose native language is not English are exempt from the TOEFL if the applicant completed 4 years of high school in the United States or completed English 101 and English 102 with a grade of C or better from a US domestic accredited institution. Click Here for additional requirements for international students.
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To be eligible for entrance into the Health Services Administration program, individuals should have at least a total of 90 approved quarter credits (60 approved semester credits) prior to applying. These credits must include the following:
| Prerequisites |
Semester Credits |
Quarter Credits |
| Composition and/or Literature |
6 |
9 |
| Computer studies |
3 |
3 |
| College mathematics (or higher) or statistics |
3 |
3 |
| Humanities and social sciences (combined) |
18 |
27 |
| Natural Sciences (10-year-old limit) |
6 |
9 |
| Free (general) electives |
24 |
39 |
| Total |
60 |
90 |
Humanities electives include approved courses in communications, ethics, fine arts, folklore, languages, literature, music, mythology, philosophy, religion, speech, theater, and theology, as well as other approved humanities courses. (Courses used to fulfill the Composition and Literature I and II requirements will not count as humanities electives.)
Social-sciences electives include approved courses in addictions counseling, anthropology, archeology, behavioral counseling, economics (introductory), environmental studies, geography, history, management (introductory), mental-health sciences, political science, psychology, and sociology, as well as other approved social-sciences courses.
Natural-sciences electives include approved courses in anatomy, astronomy, biochemistry, biology, botany, cell and molecular biology, chemistry, genetics, geology, meteorology, microbiology, neurobiology, oceanography, pathophysiology, physics, physiology, and zoology, as well as other approved natural-sciences courses.
This program consists of 180 quarter credits (equivalent to approximately 120 semester credits). You may transfer up to 135 quarter credits (equivalent of 90 semester credits) from other college studies. The number of transferred courses will vary based on previous studies.
Students not meeting the 90 credit pre-requisite are still encouraged to apply and will be reviewed on an individual basis by the Program Director. For more information please contact the academic advisor, Marsela Furxhiu at mf35@drexel.edu or 215.762.4779.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for all terms. Apply today!