A prerequisite for the program is 3 hours of social gerontology, which may be taken concurrently with courses applying to the degree. The ADLR curriculum prepares students to become administrators of skilled nursing facilities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, home health care agencies and retirement housing properties. An additional prerequisite for this major is 6 hours of undergraduate accounting. To complete degree requirements, ADLR students take core, required, ADLR required and business administration minor courses. The ADAO program prepares students for positions in many settings, including adult protective service agencies, advocacy groups for older adults, charitable organizations, corporate retirement programs, government offices on aging at all levels, home health care agencies, senior centers and others.
ADAO students take core, required and elective courses.
ADAO students select 27 hours of AGER courses that constitute an integrated program. The AGER major is designed both for individuals who are already working in the field of aging and for students with highly individualized interests and career plans. It allows the selection of supporting courses in such areas as adult education, health promotion, psychology, public administration, recreation, sociology and others. To complete degree requirements, AGER students take core, required, elective and minor field courses. With the major advisers approval, AGER students may select up to 12 hours in a minor field of study that complements the major.