Feb 06, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gerontology Certificate

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Program Admission

To be admitted to the undergraduate Certificate in Gerontology, students must be regularly enrolled in a degree program at Georgia State University. Students are required to submit an application to the certificate program obtained from the Gerontology Institute and have a minimal institutional GPA of 2.0.

Certificate Requirements

To receive the undergraduate Certificate in Gerontology, students must complete the following 18-semester-hour curriculum with a grade of C or higher on all course work.

Required courses (9 Hours)

GERO 2000 - Introduction to Gerontology 3 Credit Hours

Select two of the following required courses (6 Hours)

GERO 4116 - Aging and Society 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4610 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit Hours

Select one course (3 Hours)

GERO 4110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Credit Hours
SW 4460 - Aging Practice, Policy and Research 3 Credit Hours

Select one course (3 Hours)

GERO 3124 - Diversity and Aging 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 2 above)
GERO 4116 - Aging and Society 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 1 above)
GERO 4119 - Global Aging and Families 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4122 - Death, Dying and Loss 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4130 - Ties that Bind: Family,Intimacy,and Aging 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 1 above)
GERO 4475 - Communication and Aging 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4610 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 1 above)
GERO 4700 - Special Topics in Gerontology 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4800 - Directed Study in Gerontology 1 to 6 Credit Hours
SW 4460 - Aging Practice, Policy and Research 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 2 above)

Required course (3 Hours)

GERO 4910 - Gerontology Internship 1 to 6 Credit Hours (or an approved alternate internship course)

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