Long-Term Health Care Administration Major (B.S.H.)

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Major code BS6836

College of Health Sciences and Professions
Social and Public Health, Department of
Grover Center W324
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4675
Fax: 740.593.0555
http://www.ouchsp.org/sph

Lisa Yehl, contact person

Health administration offers two options: health services administration and long-term health care administration. The long-term health care administration option prepares you for a career in the management of nursing and other long-term care facilities. It qualifies you to take the licensure examination of the Ohio Department of Health Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration, as well as the National Licensure Examination.

The completion of the undergraduate degree program in long-term health care administration requires both a 400-hour practicum and a 400-hour internship, which must be completed in skilled nursing facilities under the direction of a preceptor administrator who has at least two (2) years experience as a practicing Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Skilled nursing facilities must have a minimum of 50 beds and are Medicare and Medicaid Certified.

Note: If you pursue a double major in health services administration (HSA) and long-term health care administration (LTC), you will be required to register for and complete a separate internship for each major, HLTH 481 for HSA and HLTH 482 for LTC. You only need to register and complete HLTH 480B for your practicum requirement.

At the completion of either course of study, and after official application for degree conferral, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Health. Upon completion of the long-term health care administration option, you will also qualify for an Ohio University undergraduate Gerontology Certificate . Graduates are eligible to sit for State and Federal Licensure Boards, which, once passed, enable them to work as a Nursing Home Administrator.

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

College-Level Requirements for the College of Health Sciences and Professions

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Health Administration Core

EH 260 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 202 - Introduction to Health and Lifestyle Choices Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 204 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 217 - Introduction to Health Care Organizations Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 230 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
HLTH 316 - Human Resource Management and Training in Health Care Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 340 - Contemporary Problems in Health Care Organizations Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 421 - Financial Administration of Health Care Facilities Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 422 - Reimbursement Payment Systems in Health Care Organizations Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 480B - Practicum in Long-Term Health Care Administration Credit Hours: 15
HLTH 482 - Internship in Long-Term Health Care Administration Credit Hours: 15

Select one course from the following:

BIOS 103 - Human Biology I:Basic Principles Credit Hours: 5
BIOS 170 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5

Required Professional Courses

ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 4
EDCE 410 - Human Relations Credit Hours: 3
CFS 380 - Death and Dying Credit Hours: 4
NUTR 128 - Introduction to Nutrition Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 225 - Long-Term Care Administration I Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 290 - Health Aspects of Aging Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 325 - Long-Term Care Administration II Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 330 - Community Health Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 405 - Long-Term Care Administration III Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 406 - Alternatives to Traditional Long-Term Care Credit Hours: 4
MGT 202 - Management Credit Hours: 4
PSY 101 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 5
PSY 374 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging Credit Hours: 4
S W 102 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Credit Hours: 4

Select one of the following four:

COMS 301 - Empirical Research Applications in Communication Credit Hours: 4
PSY 120 - Elementary Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 4
PSY 221 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 5
SOC 351 - Elementary Research Techniques Credit Hours: 4

Select one of the following four:

CSD 300 - Aging and Disorders of Communication Credit Hours: 4
REC 421 - Principles of Aging and Physical Activity Credit Hours: 4
S W 381 - Counseling Older Adults Credit Hours: 4
S W 486 - Aging in American Society Credit Hours: 4

Additional Requirements

Select an additional 8 hours from CFS, PSY, SOC, or SW at the 300 level or above

Internship, Practica, Field Experience, Senior Internship Registration Requirements

Generally, the policy on internships, practica, field experiences, and senior internship requires registration for the experience in the quarter(s) that the requirements for the course are actually fulfilled. The only exception to this requirement is an experience that takes place over winter break, in which case registration for the course may occur during either fall or winter quarter. Be sure to work closely with your adviser/program coordinator to ensure proper registration and fulfillment.