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Gerontology Course Offerings

The Spring 2021 course schedule is available now!

With the increased concern about the health and safety of older adults, now is an important time to expand your knowledge about working with the older adult population. The UNO Department of Gerontology is committed to providing a truly relevant and accessible education to our students.

Please click here to see the UNO Spring 2021 course catalog.

Spring 2021 UNO Gerontology course list

For more information about GERO 4050/8056, Advanced Biology of Aging, please click here.

Graduate students don't miss GERO 873, Death, Dying, and Grieving, being taught Mondays, 4:30-7:10pm by Dr. Julie Masters. This class will be taught via zoom on the Lincoln campus, but UNO students may enroll using the Intercampus enrollment form. 

UNL Spring 2021 gerontology courses

Graduate students don't miss GERO 873, Dying, Death, and Grieivng, being taught Mondays, 4:30-7:10pm by Dr. Julie Masters.

Who should take a class in gerontology?

  • Any undergrad student who needs a general elective credit in Social Sciences or U.S. Diversity.
  • Any student who will be working with older adults or making policy for older adults, including business, social work, speech-language pathology, psychology, health and kinesiology, political science, and more.
  • Any student in a pre-health field including but not limited to pre-nursing, pre-med, pre-PT/OT.
  • Any student who is still looking for a major!

Enrolling for Courses on Other Campuses

If you plan on taking a course through a campus other than your home campus, you will need to complete and submit an Application for Intercampus Enrollment. 

Contact your home campus Financial Aid Office to alert them that you are taking courses on two campuses. 

For more information on this process, please contact your academic advisor.

An entire list of course offerings and current enrollments can be found online.

Admission Deadlines

Undergraduate admission deadlines are as follows:
* Fall Semester - August 1*
* Spring Semester - December 1
* Summer Semester - July 1**
   * The priority deadline for scholarship consideration for the fall semester is February 1.
   ** Special requirements may apply – speak with an academic advisor.