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The Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Aging (GCLA) seeks to support incumbent workers in aging services. Employers in the aging network are looking to upgrade the skills of their current workers to support both career advancement and better client services and outcomes.The GCLA certificate requires completion of 3 graduate courses (9 credit hours) in GERO. The objectives of the GCLA are to (1) develop within enrolled students a foundational and critical lens to consider gerontological issues; (2) develop communication, self-development, teamwork, equity and inclusion, professionalism and leadership competencies in enrolled students; (3) codify and acknowledge graduate GERO coursework in ways that lead to career-competencies, career advancement, and better outcomes for older adults.
Certificate Progress Policy
After completing three credit hours, certificate students are evaluated for continuation in the program. At this point, students with a GPA below 3.0 in GCLA courses will be terminated from the certificate program. If exceptional circumstances warrant an exception, students may continue with permission of the graduate director and chair. Students seeking an exception to this rule may make a request of the graduate director in writing two weeks after being notified of their termination from the program. While they may continue to enroll in GERO graduate courses, such courses may not count toward the completion of the GCLA until a determination of the students’ status is completed.
