The request to revise the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

Date: April 29, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: April 12, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Elective Courses

Primary Electives

Select at least one course from each of the following courses: g groups:

  • GRNT 6275/NURS 6275 – Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults(3)
  • NURS 6275 – Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults (3)
  • KNES 5232 – Physiology of Human Aging (3)
  • GRNT 6124/PSYC 6124 – Psychology of Aging (3)
  • PSYC 6124 – Psychology of Aging (3)
  • GRNT 6130/ SOCY 6130 – Sociology of Aging: Theories and Research (3)
  • SOCY 6130 – Sociology of Aging: Theories and Research (3)
  • GRNT 6400 – Practicum (3) (Students who do not have experience working with older adults are expected to complete a practicum)

Secondary Electives

Remaining credits should come from the following elective courses: 1-2 of the following:

  • CSLG 7681 – Grief and Loss Counseling (3)
  • EIST 6101 – Learning Principles in Instructional Systems Technology (3)
  • GRNT 5050 – Topics in Gerontology (1-4)
  • GRNT 5134 – Families and Aging (3)
  • GRNT 5150 – Older Individual and Society (3)
  • GRNT 5250 – Aging Programs and Services (3)
  • GRNT 5260 – Women: Middle Age and Beyond (3)
  • GRNT 5270 – Intergenerational Relationships & Programs (3)
  • GRNT 5280 – The Experience of Dementia (3)
  • GRNT 6050 – Topics in Gerontology (3)
  • GRNT 6210 – Aging and Public Policy (3)
  • GRNT 6211 – Administration of Aging Programs (3)
  • KNES 5232 – Physiology of Human Aging (3)
  • MPAD 6210 – Aging and Public Policy (3)
  • MPAD 6211 – Administration of Aging Programs (3)
  • MPAD 6128 – Foundations of Public Policy (3)
  • MPAD 6172 – Administration of the Healthcare Systems in the United States (3)
  • NURS 6115 – Health Policy and Planning in the U.S (3)

Note:

Secondary electives may also be chosen from other appropriate courses as offered with the approval of the Gerontology Graduate Program Director.