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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Long Term Care Administration


LONG.T001.UG
Level 1 Certificate

Offered at Trinity River Campus

Health Science Pathway
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Program Requirements


Total Certificate Hours: 27


* LTCA 1311  is a prerequisite for LTCA 1312 , LTCA 1313 , LTCA 2314 , and LTCA 2315 .

Program Information:

The Nursing Home Administration course is offered in five three-semester-hour courses and is designed to provide the didactic requirements of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). It is also intended to assist the participant in preparing for the state licensure examination. DADS requirements for individuals to sit for the licensure exam are:

  1. Bachelor’s degree
  2. Completion of 15 academic credit hours in long term care administration
  3. Completion of a 1,000-hour internship in an approved facility

Internship courses are for those students unable to obtain their own required internship experiences in an approved facility.