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New Certificate
"Who" Needs This Training?
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Who would need this certificate training? The better question is who will not need this type of training in the future, from either a professional or personal basis. A certificate program can meet the needs of those working in nursing and other health care professions, dentistry, social work, human services, long term care, housing, estate law, and human resources in the U.S. and internationally. |
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The most obvious target populations that would perceive a need for and benefits from the core knowledge base of Gerontology are health and human services yet many other fields and professions are also responding to the needs of this growing segment of the U.S. population and the international community (AGHE's Careers in Aging, 2004). |
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The proposed certificate program would be tailored to the needs and interests of professionals/practitioners across many disciplines and service industries that recognize the changing aging clientele, and do not have the time or desire to pursue a master's degree. |
Certificate Program Design
The following courses total 12 credit hours, comparable to existing gerontology certificate programs in the Chicago area*:
Core Courses (9 credit hours total):
- PSYC-AGED 401: Gerontology: An Overview (3 credit hours)
- PSYC-AGED 402: Developmental Processes in Later Life (3 credit hours)
- PSYC-AGED 415: Practicum in Gerontology (3 credit hours)
Elective Courses (Choose 1 of 3):
- PSYC-AGED 403: Physiology of Aging (3 credit hours)
- PSYC-AGED 418: Public Policy and Aging (3 credit hours)
- PSYC-AGED 426: Values, Decision Making, and the Elderly (3 credit hours)
*It is expected that most people will take approximately one year to complete the certificate program. Anticipated Timeline for Completion
| It is expected that most people will take approximately one year to complete the certificate program. A person is able to waive the practicum (PSYC-AGED 415) through documentation of acceptable past aging-related work and/or volunteer activities of at least 120 hours. He/she starts planning the internship during the first year and is able to complete the necessary 120 hours and associated paper by end of summer. If waived, the person would simply have to take an elective course to fill the 3 credit hour requirement. |
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Credit transfer policy into certificate program: Students may transfer up to 3 credit hours deemed by the Coordinator to be both graduate level course (3 credit hours) and related to the study of gerontology or a gerontology-related field. |
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Credit transfer policy from certificate program (once accepted into) to the M.A. in Gerontology program: Students may transfer up to 9 credit hours from certificate program into M.A. in Gerontology program within 5 years of taking first course in sequence. |
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