Certificate Program - Graduate Curriculum
CERTIFICATE = 15 Credit Hours
All Gerontology courses and electives that are counted toward the certificate must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or better (C- is not acceptable) and an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for all courses counted toward the certificate.
CORE COURSES (9 Credits):
GERON 6001: INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY
PLUS 2 OF THE FOLLOWING THREE:
GERON 6002 : SERVICE AGENCIES & PROGRAMS
GERON 6370 : HEALTH & OPTIMAL AGING
GERON 6990 : PRACTICUM
ELECTIVES
2 OF THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVES (6 Credits):
GERON 5005 : RACE, ETHNICITY & AGING
GERON 5100 : APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AGING
GERON 6002 : SERVICES AGENCIES & PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS
GERON 6003 : RESEARCH METHODS IN AGING
GERON 6320 : DEATH, DYING & BEREAVEMENT
GERON 6370 : HEALTH & OPTIMAL AGING
GERON 6400 : GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH
GERON 6604 : PHYSIOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
GERON 6950 : INDEPENDENT STUDY
GERON 6990 : PRACTICUM
*Can petition to substitute other electives