The minor in the Gerontology Program consists of a minimum of 20 credit hours distributed between required and elective course work. Students are required to complete two core courses, with the remaining hours selected from a list of approved electives. No internship is required for the minor.

The required and elective courses are listed below. Students should make their intention to minor in Gerontology known to the Program as soon as possible. Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be admitted to the Gerontology Program. An individual plan of study will be completed by the student and a representative of the Gerontology faculty and approved by the Program Director.

Required Core Courses

All students are required to complete the following courses:

Gerontology 101- Introduction to Gerontology 3 hours
Gerontology 402- Health and Aging 3 hours

Elective Courses:

Students should complete five courses from the following:

Gerontology 301 Gerontology 330* Gerontology 405 Gerontology 410 Gerontology 420 Gerontology 422 Gerontology 470 Biology 310 Philosophy 319 Psychology 309*

Ethnicity and Aging Psychosocial Aspects of Aging Cross-Cultural Aging Administration and Aging Proposal Writing Research in Social Gerontology Special Topics in Gerontology Biology of Aging Philosophy of Death and Dying Psychology of Aging

3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 2 hours 3 hours 3 hours

* students should take either Gerontology 330 or Psychology 309, not both.