C.A.S. in Gerontology

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This certificate program provides students with a basic interdisciplinary background in gerontology coupled with a related field placement. The certificate is tailored to individual students’ needs, interests, and experience. This 21 semester hour program (18 credit hours of courses and 3 credit hours in a field placement) may be taken as a separate certificate, in conjunction with a degree program or as a separate specialization for persons not currently matriculated for a degree.

Program Requirements

Required Courses - Semester Hours: 9

ANTH 215 - Introduction to Gerontology: Aging in American Life Credits: 3 s.h.
APS 244 - Aging, Public Policy and the Law Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 292 - Health and Aging Credits: 3 s.h.

Electives, Under Advisement - Semester Hours: 9

APS 245 - Legal Aspects of Managing Healthcare Programs for the Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
CAT 249 - Therapeutic Art for the Elderly Credits: 3 s.h.
COUN 203 - Introduction to Counseling Credits: 3 s.h.
COUN 225 - Counseling for Death, Dying and Bereavement Credits: 3 s.h.
COUN 237 - Counseling Families of the Elderly Credits: 3 s.h.
COUN 244 - Interviewing and Therapeutic Counseling with the Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
GBUS 220 - Applied Business Principles and Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
GRON 248 - Lifelong Learning for the Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
GRON 251 - Readings Credits: 1-3 s.h.
GRON 252 - Readings Credits: 1-3 s.h.
MHAE 293 - Healthcare Policies, Planning and Administration for the Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
MKT 250 - Healthcare Marketing Credits: 3 s.h.
PSY 263 - Current Theory and Research in Psychology of Aging Credits: 3 s.h.
PSY 264 - Aging and Human Behavior Credits: 3 s.h.

Additional Courses Available Under Advisement

Internship, under advisement, 3 s.h.:

APS 294 - Administrative Internship Credits: 3 s.h.
COUN 294 - Internship: Counseling Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 263A - Supervised Internship in Health Services Credits: 3 s.h.

Graduation Requirements

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

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