Our program features five supervised practice experiences of 30-35 hours per week for a total of 1100 hours. The student will earn 20 graduate credits that can be applied to the MS degree. The program begins during IUP's Summer Session II and is completed at the end of Summer Session I of the following year. The completion of all requirements by Summer Session I will allow the student to be eligible to take the ADA Registration Examination in October of that year. The remaining Master of Science degree requirements can be completed during a second year of graduate study.
Emphasis is on the learning paradigm and is student, patient, client centered.
220 hours Management skills are developed in both acute and extended care facilities, school feeding programs. A physical examination including a tuberculin test and a urinalysis is provided as part of the University Health Fee. At their own cost, students may elect to have the physical performed by their own health care provider. The student will need access to an automobile. The distance from Indiana to the experience site may vary from 20 to 60 miles one way.