Healthcare Compliance

Designed jointly by the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, and the School of Law, this 15-credit, one-year program offers students the opportunity to learn about the laws and regulations that govern the healthcare system, as well as the business skills critical to ensuring compliance with them.

This program will help to prepare students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel as healthcare compliance professionals.

Healthcare legislation and regulations are constantly evolving, which has created a need for many to gain foundational business knowledge of the industry, coupled with a keen understanding of the legal complications within the field.

As a result, employers are calling for an increasing number of individuals with a strong business foundation within the healthcare space, with the added legal knowledge needed to gain insight into the nature of compliance challenges.

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Compliance helps to provide graduates with the skills and experience to:

• Summarize and apply health compliance management practices, including practices related to enforcement of compliance standards in the workplace
• Examine the structure of the American healthcare system, including insurance and payment systems, and the complicated regulations that govern healthcare delivery and financing
• Gain insight into the ethical and legal obligations related to patient records
• Learn how to write compliance policies and procedures relevant to today’s healthcare compliance problems
• Learn how to apply personal and business ethics in healthcare compliance

Dedicated faculty and instructors help students understand how the law intersects with the heavily regulated health field. D’Amore-McKim School of Business and the School of Law have put together a curriculum that brings varied business perspectives, legal expertise and accessibility to the program, preparing students for a practical application of the complexities of healthcare compliance.

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The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Compliance gives working professionals, law students, and MBA students the tools and certification they need to succeed as healthcare compliance professionals.

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution  
• Online application
• Professional resumé
• Transcripts from all previous undergraduate and graduate institutions
• A personal statement (500-1000 words) identifying your educational goals and expectations from the program; please be aware that the university's academic policy on plagiarism applies to applicant's personal statement
• One letter of recommendation: from individual(s) with either academic or professional knowledge of your capabilities, such as a faculty member, current employer, mentor, or colleague. Recommenders should submit the Graduate Studies Recommender Form and upload a written evaluation to the application.
• Official TOEFL scores (nonnative English speakers only) GRE or LSAT scores (optional)

Current Northeastern MBA and JD students

• Students who are currently earning their MBA with D’Amore-McKim School of Business and are in good academic standing, may also enroll themselves in the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Compliance by simply completing this one-page form and emailing it to [email protected]. No additional application, test scores, transcripts, or approvals are required.
• Students who are currently earning their JD with Northeastern University’s School of Law may also be eligible to enroll in this graduate certificate program by working with their program advisor.

Once your application is submitted, received, and processed, you will be able to access your Application Status Check. If you are required to provide further information regarding your proficiency in English, you will be able to complete the requirement in several ways, depending on your familiarity with English, and the frequency with which you use English each and every day:

• Non-native English-speaking applicants will be required to submit official and valid results from one of the following English Language Tests:
  • C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (Cambridge English)
  • Duolingo English Test (DET)
  • IELTS Academic
  • PTE Academic
  • TOEFL Internt-based Test (CEEB Code: 3667) Northeastern will accept either the in-person version completed in a test center, or the TOEFL iBT Home Edition
• However, based on your academic environment and the primary instructional language in either your high school or university, you may be eligible for a waiver. All waivers must be submitted through your Application Status Check. For additional information and to determine whether or not you are eligible for a waiver, please read the section below on waiving the English proficiency requirement.

Please note: Northeastern’s Admissions Committee reserves the right to request proof of English language proficiency from any applicant, regardless of citizenship or first language, at any time during the evaluation process.

• 1.Create your application

  Submit your application through The Common Application or the Coalition Application (both are accepted). Once you have created your application, please select Northeastern University to directly submit your application to us. Application fee of $75 or need-based fee waiver* *Northeastern accepts need-based fee waivers from the Common Application, the Coalition Application, as well as organizations such as the College Board and ACT, or in a written request from a school official.

• 2.Submit all required materials

  Double check to make sure that you have submitted all required materials. Even if your application has been submitted, we cannot begin reviewing your file until all of your required materials have been received. For applicants applying for the 2022-2023 academic year, Northeastern University is test-optional and does not require standardized testing to complete an application for admission.

• 3.Check your application status

  Within seven days of applying, you should receive a confirmation email containing your Northeastern University ID number and instructions for setting up your Application Status Check account. To ensure all of the necessary documents have been submitted, and for updates or information about your application, visit your application status check.