
This program can be completed in its entirety at Kent State Stark.
Stark Contact
Donna Alexander, M.B.A.
Associate Lecturer
Long-Term Care Administration
023B Science & Nursing
330-244-3525
dalexa2@kent.edu
This program can be completed in its entirety at Kent State Stark.
Donna Alexander, M.B.A.
Associate Lecturer
Long-Term Care Administration
023B Science & Nursing
330-244-3525
dalexa2@kent.edu
The Bachelor of Science degree in Long-Term Care Administration at Kent State University provides students the education and qualifications and eligibility for state and national licensure eligibility to work as administrators in long-term care settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, retirement communities, congregate living, adult care centers, hospice care and other long term services and supports.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Long-Term Care Administration provides students the education and qualifications and eligibility for state and national licensure eligibility to work as administrators in long-term care settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, retirement communities, congregate living, adult care centers, hospice care and other long term services and supports.
Students may earn the certified dementia practitioner (CDP) credential prior to graduation. After graduation and passing of the state and national licensure exams for nursing home administration (NHA), graduates working in the long-term care field will qualify to apply for the health services executive (HSE) credential.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Current Kent State and Transfer Students: Active Kent State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.
Transfer students visit the admissions website for transfer students for more information.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
ARCH 45640 | DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS | 3 |
BA 44152 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
or HEM 13022 | SANITATION AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | |
BMRT 11009 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
or MGMT 24163 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | |
BMRT 21000 | BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I | 3 |
or FIN 26074 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | |
BMRT 36415 | CUSTOMER SERVICE | 3 |
or HEM 23335 | HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT | |
COMM 20001 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
or COMM 35863 | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | |
HDF 44018 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE | 3 |
HRM 34180 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
LTCA 43092 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) (min B- grade) | 9 |
LTCA 43192 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) (min B- grade) | 9 |
LTCA 44032 | LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION I (min B- grade) | 3 |
LTCA 44033 | LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION II (min B- grade) | 3 |
MGMT 34165 | DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP | 3 |
PH 30015 | UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 3 |
PH 30020 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH PRIVACY | 1 |
PH 30025 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE | 1 |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
GERO 14029 | INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
GERO 40656 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | 3 |
GERO 44030 | RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ADULTHOOD (WIC) 1 | 3 |
HDF 24011 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) | 3 |
HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
NUTR 23511 | SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) | 3 |
PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
RPTM 36010 | RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 3-4 | |
Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 9 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.500 | 2.000 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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COMM 20001 or COMM 35863 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION or BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
GERO 14029 | INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
NUTR 23511 | SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Two | ||
HED 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Three | ||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
BMRT 11009 or MGMT 24163 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY or PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 |
HDF 24011 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Four | ||
BA 44152 or HEM 13022 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT or SANITATION AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 3 |
HRM 34180 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Electives | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Semester Five | ||
BMRT 21000 or FIN 26074 | BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I or LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
BMRT 36415 or HEM 23335 | CUSTOMER SERVICE or HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
GERO 40656 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | 3 |
PH 30015 | UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 3 |
PH 30020 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH PRIVACY | 1 |
PH 30025 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE | 1 |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Semester Six | ||
ARCH 45640 | DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS | 3 |
GERO 44030 | RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ADULTHOOD (WIC) | 3 |
HDF 44018 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE | 3 |
LTCA 44032 | LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION I | 3 |
MGMT 34165 | DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
LTCA 43092 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) | 9 |
RPTM 36010 | RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING | 3 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Semester Eight | ||
LTCA 43192 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) | 9 |
LTCA 44033 | LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION II | 3 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
The B.S. degree in Long-Term Care Administration is accredited by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved by the Ohio Board of Executives of Long-Term Services and Supports (BELTSS).
Those who complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Long-term Care Administration at Kent State University can benefit from career opportunities in managing long-term care facilities.
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