Certificate Program - Undergraduate 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 5002 : SERVICE AGENCIES & PROGRAMS (in-class and online)
GERON 5990 : PRACTICUM
PLUS 1 OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR:
GERON 2050 : AGING: CONCEPTS & CONTROVERSIES (ON-LINE) (Gen Ed -Social Science BF)
GERON 3050 : AGING: SELF, FAMILY & SOCIETY (TELECOURSE)
GERON 3001 : EXPERIENCES OF AGING (Gen Ed - Social Science BF)
GERON 5001 : INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (in-class and on-line)
ELECTIVES (6 CREDITS)
2 OF THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVES
GERON 2050 : AGING: CONCEPTS & CONTROVERSIES (ON-LINE)(Gen Ed -Social Science BF)
GERON 3001 : EXPERIENCES OF AGING (Gen Ed - Social Science BF)
GERON 3005 : RACE, ETHNICITY & AGING
GERON 5001 : INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY
GERON 5100 : APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AGING
GERON 5002 : SERVICE AGENCIES & PROGRAMS
GERON 5003 : RESEARCH METHODS IN AGING
GERON 5320 : DEATH, DYING & BEREAVEMENT
GERON 5370 : HEALTH & OPTIMAL AGING
GERON 5390 : GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT I: CLINICAL ISSUES
GERON 5395 : GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT: SEMINAR AND PRACTICUM
GERON 5400 : GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH
GERON 5950 : INDEPENDENT STUDY
GERON 5990 : PRACTICUM
* Can petition to substitute other electives