Elizabeth Proulx ’18
“Being part of an organization that’s in human services and helps the greater good of other people — that’s an amazing opportunity for me. I don’t think it would have been possible without my degree.”
After earning her degree in management and marketing, Elizabeth Proulx ’18 quickly found a job as a recruiting and human resources coordinator at a local nonprofit.
Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs
The Elms College bachelor’s degree completion programs offered at Holyoke Community College (HCC) meet all general requirements of Elms College. You enter this program with the required associate’s degree, satisfy Elms’ core requirements, and complete the requirements of your specific degree program.
Classes are held on the HCC campus Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-5 p.m., and are taught by HCC and Elms faculty. By including up to 78 credits of classes from HCC and 42 credits from Elms, you are able to complete your coursework in 10 eight-week sessions over a 20-month period. Many classes have online options.
Interested in the RN-BSN online program? Click to learn more.
Psychology
Unlock the mysteries of the human mind with a degree in psychology. Understanding why people think and act in certain ways prepares you to work in human and social services, schools, criminal justice facilities, and more.
- Earn your degree in 20 months
- Classes held Saturdays (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-5 p.m.) on the HCC campus
- Classes taught be Elms faculty
- Financial aid available
Having a degree in psychology is lucrative in a number of fields:
- Social workers working in mental health and substance abuse centers earn a median salary of $43,250 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
- Entry level case managers can earn an average salary of $41,536 per year, according to ZipRecruiter.
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists can earn a median salary of $51,410 per year, according to BLS.
By accelerating your studies over 20 months, you can save thousands of dollars while completing your degree. All you need to do is:
- Enter the psychology program with the required associate’s degree (and at least 60 credits)
- Satisfy the Elms College core requirements
- Complete the requirements of the psychology program
Healthcare Management
Earn your degree in healthcare management and bring a fresh perspective to healthcare administration. The degree completion program offered at Holyoke Community College helps you master skills like effective communication, ethical leadership, financial analysis, and human resources management.
- Earn your degree in 20 months
- Classes held Saturdays (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-5 p.m.) on the HCC campus
- Classes taught by Elms faculty
- Financial aid available
Healthcare managers are dynamic, coordinating the delivery of services at group medical practices, hospitals, health centers, nursing homes, and more:
- Medical and health services managers can earn a median salary of $98,350 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In Massachusetts, healthcare managers earn a median salary of $128,730 per year, according to BLS.
By accelerating your studies over 20 months, you can save thousands of dollars while completing your degree. All you need to do is:
- Enter the healthcare management program with the required associate’s degree (and at least 60 credits)
- Satisfy the Elms College core requirements
- Complete the requirements of the healthcare management program
Courses and sequence subject to change
Shelly Dansereau ’18
“The off-campus program was one of the best benefits that Elms/HCC could have offered. For people like myself who are working full time and raising a family—and want to go back to school but can’t find the time to go to a four year college—it was great to have this option.”
A 20-year veteran in billing and collections at Baystate Medical Center, Shelly Dansereau ’18 earned her BA in healthcare management by taking a combination of off-campus and online classes.
Curriculum
Click to view course requirements for the Accounting (B.A.).
All accounting classes are scheduled for Thursday evenings 5:30 to 9:30 p.m at Elms College.
Session 1 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 3001 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | |
| HIS 1005 | Early American History (online) | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 3002 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 | |
| MTH 1009 | Statistics (online) | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 4009 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 | |
| REL 2105 | World Religions (online) | 3 | |
| ENG 2203 | Writing in the Profession | 3 |
Session 4 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 3500 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 | |
| BUS 2408 | Global Business Environment | 3 | |
| BUS 3401 | Gender and Diversity (online) | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3107 | Business and Society | 3 | |
| BUS 3402 | Managerial Communications (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3400 | Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS 4801 | Career Development (online) | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 4001 | Auditing | 3 | |
| PHI 2402 | Ethics (online) | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 4100 | Personal Taxes | 3 | |
| BUS 3605 | Marketing Research (online) | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 4200 | Advanced Accounting | 3 | |
| BUS 3101 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 4800 | Capstone in Accounting | 3 | |
| BUS 4800 | Business Strategy (hybrid) | 3 |
Click to view course requirements for the Management and Marketing (B.A.).
All management and marketing courses, as well as required core courses, are scheduled Saturday mornings 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons 1-5 p.m.
Session 1 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3405 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| HIS 1005 | Early American History (online) | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3705 | Organizational Behavior (online) | 3 | |
| MTH 1009 | Statistics (online) | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| REL 2105 | World Religions (online) | 3 | |
| ENG 223 | Writing in the Professions | 3 |
Session 4 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 2408 | Global Business Environment | 3 | |
| BUS 3401 | Gender and Diversity (online) | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3107 | Business and Society | 3 | |
| BUS 3402 | Managerial Communications (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3400 | Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS 4801 | Career Development (online) | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3707 | International Marketing | 3 | |
| PHI 2402 | Ethics (online) | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSN 1200 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation | 3 | |
| BUS 3605 | Marketing Research (online) | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3303 | Advertising | 3 | |
| BUS 3101 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3302 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 | |
| BUS 4800 | Business Strategy (hybrid) | 3 |
Click to view course requirements for the Psychology (B.A.).
All psychology and required core courses are scheduled for Saturday mornings 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons 1-5 p.m.
Session 1 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 2002 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (hybrid) | 3 | |
| PSY 3205 | Personality Theory | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 2400 | Stress and Coping | 3 | |
| PSY 2100 | Research Methods | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3006 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
| PHI 2408 | Healthcare Ethics (online) | 3 |
Session 4 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3009 | Social Psychology | 3 | |
| SOC 2009 | Social Deviance (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3103 | Psychology of Behavioral Management | 3 | |
| REL 2105 | World Religion (online) | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3007 | Psychological Testing | 3 | |
| SOC 3202 | Social Life through Films (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3004 | Forensic Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY 3002 | History and Systems | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSN 1200 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation | 3 | |
| HIS 1005 | US History I (online) | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 3008 | Cognitive Psychology (hybrid) | 3 | |
| ART 2105 | Art History II (online) | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 4001 | Psychology Seminar (Capstone) | 3 | |
| PSY 1500 | Writing in Psychology (hybrid) | 3 |
Click to view course requirements for the Healthcare Management (B.A.).
Session 1 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTH 2000 | Introduction to Health Services | 3 | |
| BUS 2201 | Computer Applications | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 2001 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | |
| BUS 2402 | Principles of Management (online) | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 2002 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 | |
| SOC 2104 | Sociology of Healthcare (online) | 3 |
Session 4 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 2502 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| LEG 3101 | Health Law (online) | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 2600 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | |
| BUS 3402 | Managerial Communication (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTH 2500 | Operations in Healthcare | 3 | |
| ECN 2101 | Maroeconomics (online) | 3 | |
| BUS 4801 | Career Development (online) | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3405 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| ECN 2102 | Microeconomics (online) | 3 | |
| REL 3400 | Spirituality and Values in Healthcare | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTH 3500 | Critical Issues in the Administration of Healthcare | 3 | |
| PHI 2408 | Healthcare Ethics (hybrid) | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTH 4100 | Capstone: Research and Leadership in Health Services Portfolio (hybrid) | 3 | |
| BUS 3101 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 2408 | Global Business Environment | 3 | |
| BUS 4800 | Business Strategy (hybrid) | 3 |
Click to view course requirements for the Entrepreneurship (B.A.).
All Entrepreneurship classes are scheduled for Thursday evenings 5:30 – 9:30 p.m at Elms College.
Session 1 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3405 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| BUS 2201 | Computer Applications | 3 |
Session 2 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 1001 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS 3705 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Session 3 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 2200 | Innovation and Design Thinking | 3 | |
| REL 2105 | World Religions | 3 |
Session 4 -Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 1002 | Lean Launchpad | 3 | |
| BUS 2408 | Global Business Environment | 3 |
Session 5 – Summer 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3402 | Managerial Communications | 3 | |
| BUS 3107 | Business & Society | 3 |
Session 6 – Summer 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 3400 | Startup Sales and Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS 4801 | Career Development | 3 |
Session 7 – Fall 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 3200 | Startup Finance | 3 | |
| PHI 2402 | Ethics | 3 |
Session 8 – Fall 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT Elective | 3 | ||
| ENT 4802 | Entrepreneurship Co-Op | 3 | |
| or | |||
| ENT 4805 | Internship | 3 |
Session 9 – Spring 1
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT 4801 | Capstone in Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS 3101 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
Session 10 – Spring 2
| Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 3401 | Gender & Diversity | 3 | |
| BUS 4800 | Business Strategy | 3 |