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About Us

Mission

The Gerontology Program promotes aging as an area of study, as well as advocacy for older adults. The Program offers an 18-credit, multidisciplinary Gerontology Certificate that can be earned in combination with a degree or as a stand-alone program of study. The goals of the Gerontology Certificate are to:

  1. Expose students, through an introductory course, to the study of gerontology including but not limited to biological, social, and psychological issues that impact on older adults and those who work with and care for them.
  2. Provide a variety of course options to meet the needs of different students, and from which each student must select four different courses.  These courses include the basic study of aging in several disciplines, complementary areas such as nutrition and medical ethics, and applied courses dealing with health and social issues involving older adults.
  3. Provide each student with a practicum experience in which the student works with, or on behalf of, older adults in a campus, community, or agency setting which serves this population.