Gerontology Certificate Offered by the School of Social Work and the Department of Sociology/Anthropology
A Gerontology Certificate enhances the social work major by integrating a working knowledge of aging issues with the generalist BSW degree.
To receive the certificate, students must satisfactorily complete all core course work required for the BSW degree in addition to:
1. The following courses outside the School of Social Work:
- SOC 211: Social Gerontology
- PSY 303: Adult Development and Aging or PSY 304: Gerontological Psychology
- FCS/HSC 394: Health Aspects of Aging
- 3 credit elective approved by the Gerontology Committee that is housed in the Department of Sociology-Anthropology. Recommended elective courses include but are not be limited to:
- SOC 210: Sociology of Health and Medicine
- SOC 212: Sociology of Death
- SOC 311: Issues in Gerontology
- COM 331: Human Communication and the Aging Process
- FCS 305: Families in Later Life
2. Successful completion of the social work field practicum during the senior year in a pre-approved agency that focuses on Gerontology
The School of Social Work is responsible for advising BSW students, the issuance of the Gerontology Certificate and the assurance that the field practicum is gerontological in nature.
