Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Quality and Performance Excellence

Saint Louis University's quality and performance excellence graduate certificate is for students who want to focus on areas of health operations management, including quality improvement, process improvement, performance excellence and project management.

Health care organizations need to find ways to reduce costs while improving quality. Employers need employees with the analytical and content skills that this certificate provides. Not only will SLU's quality and performance excellence graduate certificate program apply to all resident Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) and executive M.H.A. students who are currently in the program, it will also appeal to working professionals already in the field. As the field of quality and performance excellence grows, there will be an increasing need for an educational background in the subject SLU's quality and performance excellence program is designed for those looking to begin their career in quality, as well as those who have been working in the health care field and need to expand their knowledge in quality and performance excellence.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree with no less than a 3.00 grade point average. Test scores are preferably in the 50th percentiles or higher, but there are no minimum cutoffs to be considered for admission, as students are considered using a holistic review process, including interviews.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Demonstrate English language proficiency. Some examples of demonstrated English language proficiency include minimum score requirements for the following standardized tests:

Paper-based TOEFL: 550
Internet-based TOEFL: 80
IELTS: 6.5
PTE: 54

Academic records, in English translation, of students who have undertaken postsecondary studies outside the United States must include the courses taken and/or lectures attended, practical laboratory work, the maximum and minimum grades attainable, the grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations, and any honors or degrees received. WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.