Program Requirements
Minor in Gerontology
A grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the minor.
Requirements
Required Courses – 3 credits
- SOCI 322 – Sociology of Aging and Life Course (3) - OR - SOCI 2111 – Aging and Life Courses (3)
Electives – 15 credits
- SOCI 101 – Introduction to Sociology (3) - OR - PUBH 100 – Introduction to Public Health (3)
- SOCI 150 – Introduction to Human Services (3)
- SOCI 344 – Social Determinants of Health and Healthcare (3)
- BIOL 206 – The Science of Aging (3)
- BIOL 322 – Neurobiology (3)
- SOCI 2424 – Death and Dying (3)
- SOCI 2425 – Understanding Families (3)
- ECON 224 – Economics of Health Care (3)
- PHIL 250 – Bioethics (3)
- ANTH 241D – Medical Anthropology (3)
- PSYC 231C – Psychology Across the Life Span (3)
- REST 325 – P5 Spirituality and Health (3)
- REST 387D – Medical Ethics and Society (3)
- REST 2220 – Death and the Afterlife (3)
- GTLY 330 – Cross Cultural Aging (3)
- GTLY 410 – Advanced Issues in Aging (3)
- GTLY 490 – Practicum in Gerontology (3)*
- GTLY 496 – Independent Study (3)*
- GTLY 497 – Research in Gerontology (3)
Total: 18 credits
*Only one of these courses may be applied as an elective, and only one independent study may be taken for the minor.
Note: Only two courses taken to meet major requirements may also be applied to the gerontology minor.