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For questions related to the graduate internship and its requirements, please reach out to MHA Program Coordinator Dr. Gregory Ellis-Griffith at gregory.ellis-griffith@wku.edu.

For questions related to the undergraduate internship and its requirements, please reach out to the HCA Program Coordinator, Nadia Houchens at nadia.houchens@wku.edu

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See the HCA and MHA Internship Guidelines document for full guidelines.

For students seeking NAB accredited Long-Term Care Administration, see the HCA with LTCA Certificate Internship Guidelines document for full guidelines.

Note: all completed program course work must be with a minimum grade of "C" in each course.

1. Possess a MINIMUM OVERALL GPA of 2.5.

2. Comply with internship placement policies and procedures (see internship guidelines).

3. Obtain approval from his/her assigned HCA Primary Advisor.  Some advisors may require the student to complete the Advisor Internship Approval form prior to internship approval.

3. Students must submit a completed Application for Internship Site Affiliation to the Department of Public Health Complex or via email to your assigned HCA primary advisor.

4. After submitting the site affiliation application, students must email a request to be registered for the internship course to your assigned HCA Primary Advisor.  The body of this email request must include the information stated on the following form: Internship Course Registration Request

Not all internship locations are listed here. Check with the Public Health office for a list of currently affiliated locations or to obrain information about adding a location that is not currently affiliated. 

 

NAB Internship

The NAB accredited undergraduate program, Health Care Administration degree with Long-Term Care Administration certificate, requires students to complete a 1,000 hour internship with majority of hours in a licensed long-term care facility.

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