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Academic Programs
Online Master of Long Term Care Administration
In response to the current emerging demands for long term care
services from people of all ages who need assistance with their
activities of daily living, the University of Southern California
has established a new online master's degree program in Long Term
Care Administration. With close to 8 million older Americans using
long term care services, there is a growing need for trained professionals
in the field. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the new degree
program will provide professionals with graduate training in the
social, psychological and physical aspects of aging, as well as
with administration and management of businesses and organizations
providing long term care services.
The web-based distance learning program for the Master of Long
Term Care Administration is a joint effort between the USC Marshall
School of Business, the School of Policy, Planning, and Development,
and the Davis School of Gerontology, a pioneer in offering
the nation's first gerontology degree programs, as well as the first
online Master's degree program in gerontology.
Geared toward professionals and interested individuals in the field
of long term care who wish to further their educational background
and enhance their work experience, the degree requires the completion
of seven 4-unit courses or a total of 28 credit hours, with the
same admission criteria, academic quality, and faculty involvement
as on-campus programs.
The required courses are in sequential order and are restricted by availability. Continuous registration in the program is required. Leaves of absence are available for limited times and are excluded from the total time limit.
In order to participate in the online courses, students will be required to have access to a multimedia computer with modem, printer and CD-ROM drive; an Internet provider with email and an Internet browser; and word processing software. Specific details regarding the computer requirements will be provided by the department.
Admission standards are the same for the on-campus Master of Science in Gerontology with the exception that students in the online Master of Long Term Care Administration program are not required to have taken an approved statistics course and must have five years of relevant professional experience.
Students in every course will be authenticated. Possible methods for this process include producing letter verification of identity from an employer or predesignated faculty member from a college or university in close proximity to the student.
Transfer Credits
An admission credit evaluation is prepared for graduate students with previous graduate level course work. This review indicates which courses the university will approve but it is the relevant school (Gerontology, Business, or Policy, Planning, and Development) that determines if any of these courses are appropriate for this degree. A maximum of 4 units may be used toward the master’s degree.
Graduate transfer credit will not be granted for life experience, credit by examination, non-credit extension courses, correspondence courses or thesis supervision. Graduate transfer credit will not be granted for any course work taken elsewhere after the student has been admitted and enrolled at USC unless the student receives prior written approval from the department.
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