Health Administration, Long-Term Care Administration Concentration, BS

The HADM Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration prepares students for job opportunities in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care and work with chronically ill populations. Students complete a sequence of 40 credits of Health Administration, 21 credits of Business and 12 credits of Gerontology courses, as well as a 1000 hour HADM internship. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will have met the educational requirements of the Pennsylvania State Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators and be eligible to take the state licensure examination for long-term care administrators. The HADM/LTCA track increases credits for the Health Administration degree to 134 credits. A 10-hour-per-semester service learning requirement is integrated into the HADM/LTCA course work.

The HADM/LTCA program is accredited by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB) in Washington, D.C.

For more information about the Health Administration and Human Resources department, visit its website.

Health Administration – Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	*Fall Cr.*	*Spr. Cr.*
First Year
MAJOR	HADM 111 - Introduction to Health Administration	3
MAJOR	HADM 112 - Health Systems		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
GE WRTG–SPCH	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition – COMM 100 - (FYOC) Public Speaking	3	3
GE PHIL–T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy – T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102/102L - (FYDT) Computing and Information Literacy		3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Elective	3
GE QUAN	PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences	3
GE S/BH	ECO 101 - (S) Current Economic Issues		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
		15	18
Second Year
MAJOR	HADM 293 - (W) Research in Health Administration		3
MAJOR	HADM 211 - (W,EPW) Health Administration		3
MAJOR	HADM 212 - Health Administration Law ¹	3
COGNATE	ACC 253 - Financial Accounting	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics – PHIL 212 - (P) Medical Ethics	3	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology		3
COGNATE	ELECT - Electives	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Elective	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3
QUAN	MATH 106 - (Q) Quantitative Methods I		3
		18	18
Third Year
MAJOR	HADM 312 - Health Finance	3
MAJOR	HADM ELECT - Health Administration Electives	3	3
MAJOR	HADM 390 - Career Seminar	1
MAJOR	HADM 380 - Internship in Health Administration		3
COGNATE	FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance	3
COGNATE	MKT 351 - Introduction to Marketing		3
COGNATE	MGT 351 - Principles of Management I	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
		16	12
Fourth Year
MAJOR	HADM 315 - (D) Cultural Diversity and Health Administration ¹	3
MAJOR	HADM ELECT - Health Administration Elective	3
MAJOR	HADM 441 - (EPW) Issues in Health Care Administration ¹		3
COGNATE	ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business	3
COGNATE	OIM 471 - Business Information Management		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective		3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	6
		15	15
	Total: 127 Credits

¹Includes community based learning component.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

Health Administration, Long-Term Care Administration Concentration, BS

Health Administration – Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 127 Credits