Long-Term Care

Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Program

Dr. Cynthia Massie Mara
School of Public Affairs
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-948-6226
Fax: 717-948-6320
E-mail: czm10@psu.edu

The Master of Health Administration Program at Penn State Harrisburg offers a Long-Term Care certificate program. This certificate program is designed for working long-term care administrators, professionals, and policymakers in for-profit, not-for-profit, and public organizations who need more knowledge and skills in long-term care administration and policy, as well as in long-term care systems and their relationship to and integration with health-care systems. Persons completing the program will receive a certificate from Penn State attesting to their accomplishment.

The Long-Term Care certificate program consists of four graduate-level courses (12 credits).

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the certificate program must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and must have at least three years of professional experience.

To apply for the certificate program, all applicants must complete an application for nondegree admission to Penn State Harrisburg. Copies of all undergraduate and graduate degree transcripts must accompany the application.

Applicants admitted into the certificate program must have a master's degree or a 3.0 grade-point average in the last two years of undergraduate work. This requirement may be waived in exceptional circumstances. All courses must be taken for a letter grade. A 3.0 grade-point average in the certificate program courses is needed for the awarding of the certificate.

If an applicant to the certificate program already holds a graduate degree in health care administration or a related field and has taken graduate courses that duplicate courses in the certificate program, he or she may substitute other courses in the MHA curriculum for those redundant courses.

PRESCRIBED COURSES

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (H ADM)
542. Health Politics and Policy (3)
543. Long-Term Care Administration and Policy (3)
545. Health Financial Management (3)

ELECTIVE COURSES (select one)

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (H ADM)
539. Health Systems Organization (3)
551. Health Care Law (3)
552. Health Delivery Systems: Managed Care (3)

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (H ADM) course list

Effective Date: Fall Semester 2003
Expiration Date: Summer Session 2008

The University reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations listed here and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education. Nothing in this material should be considered a guarantee that completion of a program and graduation from the University will result in employment.

This electronic Graduate Bulletin is a version of the official bulletin of The Pennsylvania State University. It is suggested that users refer to this electronic bulletin when seeking the latest information about the University's academic programs and courses. Printed versions of the Bulletin are also official copies of the programs, courses, and policies in effect at the time of printing.

Last Revised by the Department: Fall Semester 2003

Blue Sheet Item #: 32-01-107

Review Date: 9/2/03