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certificate in gerontology.

In addition to the Master of Arts in social gerontology, a graduate certificate of specialization in gerontology is available. The Board of Regents has established a certificate in gerontology that will be awarded upon completion of requirements for the specialization. The specialization may serve as an academic minor for students majoring in many of the social and behavior sciences at the graduate level.

Requirements

Students wishing to work toward the certificate in gerontology:
  • must make application for admission to Graduate Studies.
  • must submit one official copy of transcripts from all previously attended universities.
  • must submit a update-to-date version of resume
  • must pay the graduate application fee
Course work requirements:
  • consist of a minimum of 15 semester hours in gerontology.
  • The only required course is GERO 9110 Applied Social Gerontology (three semester hours); the other 12 hours (usually four graduate-level courses) in gerontology are selected by the student in consultation with the academic coordinator of the gerontology program. In this manner, individualized programs of study are developed for each student to best meet his or her career goals and interests.
  • A one semester practicum or its equivalent. The goal of this is to give each student practical one-on-one experience with the aged in a service program or agency delivering services to the elderly.
  • Practicum students must register for GERO 8940 Practicum and participate in periodic seminars with the Practicum supervisor of the department of gerontology.
Example of a Program of Study for the Certificate

Each individual program of study will be tailored to the needs and interests of each student. The following is an example of what one program of study might look like:

GERO 9110 Applied Social Gerontology (3) (required of all students at the graduate level)
GERO 8106 Educational Gerontology (3)
GERO 8676 Programs and Services for the Aging (3)
GERO 8986 Counseling Skills in Gerontology (3)
GERO 8940 Practicum (3)
GEOG 9460 Aging and Human Behavior (3)

For more information

For more information about the certificate program in gerontology, please call (402) 554-2272.

last updated: 11/7/2011 at 3:16pm