Program: Gerontology: Healthy Aging, Adv. Cert. - Hofstra University

Apr 25, 2025

2021-2022 Graduate Studies Bulletin

For information on this program, contact Associate Professor Kyriacou via email at Corinne.M.Kyriacou@hofstra.edu.

This 18-credit advanced certificate program provides students with a basic interdisciplinary background in gerontology coupled with a related field placement or capstone research experience.** The certificate is tailored to individual students’ needs, interests, and experience*.

On average, students complete this program in one and one-half academic years.

*Note: While this advanced certificate provides the foundation needed for many different career pathways, it should be noted that completion of the certificate can help interested students fulfill the education eligibility requirements for Geriatric Care Management certification. For more information about this particular career pathway, please visit: http://www.naccm.net.

**This program does not prepare students for the practice of any licensed profession.

Admission Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Two letters of recommendation.
Personal essay describing professional intent and pertinent background.
An interview with the program director.

The department understands that any single criterion may not reliably predict a candidate’s potential for success in a graduate program. Consequently, candidates are welcome to apply if they do not meet one of the criteria but feel that other aspects of their experience may compensate.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

Required Core Courses - Semester Hours: 9

Chosen from the following, with advisement:

HADM 200 - U.S. Health System Semester Hours: 3
MPH 228 - Population Aging Semester Hours: 3
COUN 203 - Introduction to Counseling Semester Hours: 3

Electives, Under Advisement - Semester Hours: 6

Chosen from the following, with advisement:

HADM 230 - Nursing Home and Long Term Care Administration Semester Hours: 3
HADM 232 - Health and Aging Semester Hours: 3
COUN 225 - Counseling for Death, Dying and Bereavement Semester Hours: 3
COUN 237 - Counseling Families of the Elderly Semester Hours: 3
COUN 244 - Interviewing and Therapeutic Counseling With the Aging Semester Hours: 3
SPCH 212 - Communication in Healthy Aging Semester Hours: 3

Internship or Capstone Experience (with advisement) - Semester Hours: 3***

Choose one course from the following:

GRON 294 - Internship in Healthy Aging Semester Hours: 3
COUN 294 - Internship: Counseling Semester Hours: 3
GRON 300 - Capstone Research Project Semester Hours: 3
***Only appropriately licensed professionals or students concurrently enrolled in a licensure-qualifying program are able to complete tasks restricted to licensed professionals as part the internship.

Graduation Requirements

Completion of all program requirements.
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 in overall graduate course work.

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