Gerontology Certificate Program (Sub-baccalaureate)
Coordinator:
Elaine Shuey, Speech-Language Pathology (eshuey@esu.edu)
About the Program
The primary focus of this certificate program is to provide concentrated knowledge in gerontology to supplement the course work completed in the student’s academic major. The Gerontology Certificate Program will prepare students to work directly or indirectly with older adults. The program is open to students in any major.
Program Features
21 credits
Required courses:
(select 15 credits from the following)
| EXSC 445 | Seminar in Adult Fitness Programs | 3 credits |
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| HLTH 340 | Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies | 3 credits |
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| NURS 220 | Nutrition and Diet Therapy | 3 credits |
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| HLTH 432 | Death and Dying | 3 credits |
| HLTH 444 | Health Promotion Programs and Aging | 3 credits |
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| NURS 216 | Theoretical Foundations of Nursing II | 2 credits |
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| NURS 415 | Nursing Care Simulation III | 1 credit |
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| PSY 225 | GN: Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY 377 | Psychology of Adult and Aging | 3 credits |
| RECR 261 | Leisure and Aging | 3 credits |
| SOC 331 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment | 3 credits |
| SPPA 321 | Communication and Aging | 3 credits |
Additional requirement:
| XXXX ____ | A six credit internship in student major working with aging adults | 6 credits |
Note:
Some students may have to take additional coursework to meet prerequisite requirements for specific courses.
Nursing Majors only:
- For Nursing Majors only - complete the following (6) credits instead of the six credit internship:
| NURS 326 | Nursing Care of Middle-Aged Adults II | 2 credits |
| NURS 412 | Nursing Care of Adults with Complex Illness | 2 credits |
| NURS 414 | Nursing Care of the Older Adult | |
For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3247. Monroe Hall 570-422-3247
www.esu.edu/sppa.