Will I have to do an AIT? (practicum/internship)
Most schools (Table 4) require an AIT (practicum) program. The 23 colleges and universities where the student is not obliged to do a practicum tend to be in states whose administrator licensure boards had no requirement for field training.Table 4 Requirement for an AIT
Number and Percent of Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Level Long term care Administrator Concentrations in U.S. Colleges and Universities Requiring a Practicum (Administrator in Training program). N = 106
Practicum (Administrator in Training)
| Required | Not Required | ||||
| Type Degree | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Total |
| Associate | 3 | 37% | 5 | 63% | 8 |
| Bachelors | 46 | 87% | 7 | 13% | 53 |
| Masters | 33 | 83% | 7 | 17% | 40 |
| Doctorate | 0 | 0% | 4 | 100% | 4 |
| Total | 82 | 78% | 23 | 22% | 105 |