
The Capstone Course provides students with the opportunity to complete their academic curriculum through the real life business application of best practices learned through courses taken in the program. The main objective of the Capstone Course is to strengthen the students‟ capacities to explore, conceptualize, analyze, explicate, interpret, and provide suggested solutions to companies and organizations facing critical business challenges in the healthcare management environment. In addition, the Capstone Course requires students to write a detailed set of recommendations addressing the business challenges cited above where students demonstrate their knowledge and competencies gained through their course of study in specific areas such as: leadership, finance, public health, human resources, and management information systems for healthcare management. The organizations benefited from the Capstone Course are selected by the students with a final approval of the Graduate Academic Director. The students must be in their final semester of coursework. Students must be in good Academic Standing to enroll in the Capstone course, this equates to a 3.0 GPA or better.