Healthcare Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MS

The healthcare logistics and supply chain management program prepares students to manage and recognize opportunities to improve healthcare supply chain efficiency, effectiveness, and resiliency.  The program develops the skills necessary to create and lead high-performing healthcare organizations and networks while operating within the ethical and legal standards of the industry. 

Program Contact Information

Program Contact

John Erickson, Graduate Program Chair (GPC)
johnerickson@unomaha.edu

Program Website

FastTrack Program

The College of Business Administration MBA program has developed a FastTrack program for highly qualified and motivated students providing the opportunity to complete a BSBA or BMS degree and an MBA degree in an accelerated time frame.  With FastTrack, students may count up to nine graduate hours toward the completion of their undergraduate program as well as the graduate degree program.

Program Specifics:

• This program is available for undergraduate students pursuing a BSBA or BMS degree and desiring to pursue an MS in healthcare logistics and supply chain management
• Students must have completed no less than 60 undergraduate hours
• Students must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Students must complete the Fast Track Approval form and obtain all signatures and submit to the Office of Graduate Studies prior to first enrollment in a graduate course
• Students will work with their undergraduate advisor to register for the graduate courses
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for graduate coursework to remain in good standing
• Students remain undergraduates until they meet all the requirements for the undergraduate degree and are eligible for all rights and privileges granted undergraduate status including financial aid.
• Near the end of the undergraduate program, formal application to the graduate program is required. The application fee will be waived, the applicant will need to contact the Office of Graduate Studies for a fee waiver code.
  • Admission to Fast Track does NOT guarantee admission to the graduate program. 
  • The admit term must be after the completion term of the undergraduate degree.

Admissions

General Application Requirements and Admission Criteria

Application Deadlines

• Spring 2027: December 1
• Summer 2027: April 15
• Fall 2027: July 1

Other Requirements

• English Language-Proficiency: Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission. 
  • Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110 
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• Unconditional Admission: may be granted to an applicant whose record includes the following:
  • 2.85 undergraduate junior/senior GPA, or cumulative graduate GPA
  • Applicants qualifying for unconditional admission, based on the standards outlined above, but lacking some foundation courses, will be granted provisional status until all foundation courses are completed with grades of “B” (3.0/4.0) or above.
• Provisional Admission: Applicants who do not meet the conditions for unconditional admission may be considered for provisional admission status. These applicants will be notified that the program graduate program Committee (MGMT GPC) will evaluate the files of all applicants being considered for provisional admission. Candidates being considered for admission on this basis will receive notification from the UNO Office of Graduate Studies. If granted provisional admission, the student must earn minimum “B” (3.0/4.0) grades in each of the courses completed in the first 12 hours of the program. Students not meeting this standard are subject to dismissal.
• Foundation Courses
  • Applicants must have the following foundation courses completed for unconditional admission.
    • 3 hours of undergraduate-level business management or public administration
    • 3 hours of undergraduate-level math or statistics.

Degree Requirements

Exit Requirement

Satisfactory completion of BSAD 8680 with a grade of B or better