Program Overview

Certificate in Gerontology

The Certificate in Gerontology is designed to educate individuals as gerontology specialists within a major area of study. Graduates work in community programs, health services organizations, government agencies, and the private sector.

Program Overview

The Certificate in Gerontology may be earned in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree or awarded subsequent to earning a bachelor's degree. This program is not eligible for Financial Aid unless pursued concurrently with a CSULB degree program. Up to six units of courses taken in the student's major department may be approved to satisfy certificate requirements, as may general education and elective courses also used to complete the bachelor's degree, if they contain appropriate gerontology content.

Requirements

1. Consult with the Gerontology Certificate Coordinator to add the Certificate in Gerontology to the major program of study.
2. A bachelor's degree in any major (may be taken concurrently)
3. A minimum GPA of 2.5
4. 24 units distributed as follows:

• A. Take 15 required units including:
  • GERN 400 Perspectives on Gerontology (3) (meets GE Capstone requirement) ("C" or better required. Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing)
  • GERN 401 Human Aging (3) (Prerequisites: GERN 400 or equivalent and upper division standing or consent of instructor)
  • ANTH 454 Culture and Aging (3) ("C" or better required. Prerequisites: None)
  • GERN 492G Internship in Gerontology (3) (Prerequisites: Senior standing; have a 2.5 GPA overall or a 3.0 major GPA; approval of the Gerontology Certificate Coordinator; and GERN 400, ANTH 454, PSY 365 or HDEV 357. Each prerequisite course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better)
• Take one of the following:
  • PSY 365 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging (3) ("C" or better required. Prerequisites: PSY 100)
  • HDEV 357 Approaches to Adulthood Through Aging (3) (meets GE Capstone requirement) ("C" or better required. Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper-division standing, ANTH 120 or HDEV 180 or PSY 100 or SOC 100)
• B. Take a minimum of nine units chosen in consultation with the Gerontology Certificate Coordinator from a list of approved elective courses (three to six units of appropriate coursework in the major field may partially fulfill this requirement). Three units may be fulfilled by taking GERN 497 or an approved substitute.

5. Application for the Certificate in Gerontology through completion of the appropriate Program Planner in consultation with the Gerontology Certificate Coordinator. This must be done in the semester prior to the completion of the certificate to assure timely issuance.

Graduate Programs

• Master of Science in Gerontology
• Certificate in Gerontology

Courses

• GERN - Lower Division
• GERN - Upper Division
• GERN - Graduate Level

College of Health and Human Services

The College of Health and Human Services offers various programs, including:

• Child Development and Family Studies
• Consumer Affairs
• Criminology
• Emergency Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Food Science
• Gerontology
• Health Care Administration
• Health Science
• Hospitality Management
• Kinesiology
• Military Science
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Physical Therapy
• Public Policy and Administration
• Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Social Work
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Student Recreation

University Course Listings

The university offers a wide range of courses, including:

• AAAS - Asian American Studies
• ACCT - Accountancy
• ADED - Adult Education
• AFRS - Africana Studies
• AH - Art History
• AIS - American Indian Studies
• ALI - American Language Institute
• ALP - American Language Program
• AMST - American Studies
• ANTH - Anthropology
• ARAB - Arabic
• ART - Art
• ASAM - Asian American Studies
• ASLD - American Sign Language
• A/ST - Asian Studies
• ASTR - Astronomy
• ATEP - Athletic Training Education
• ATHL - Athletics
• BIOL - Biology
• BME - Biomedical Engineering
• BLAW - Business Law
• CAFF - Consumer Affairs
• CBA - College of Business Administration
• CD - Communicative Disorders
• CDFS - Child Development/Family Studies
• CE - Civil Engineering
• CECS - Computer Engineering/Science
• CEM - Construction Engineering Management
• CHE - Chemical Engineering
• CHEM - Chemistry
• CHIN - Chinese Studies
• CHLS - Chicano and Latino Studies
• CLA - College of Liberal Arts
• CLSC - Classics
• COMM - Communication Studies
• COTA - College of the Arts
• COUN - Counseling
• CRJU - Criminal Justice
• CTED - Career Technical Education
• CWL - Comparative World Literature
• DANC - Dance
• DESN - Design
• DPT - Doctor of Physical Therapy
• ECON - Economics
• EDAD - Educational Administration
• EDCI - Curriculum and Instruction
• EDEC - Early Childhood Education
• EDEL - Elementary Education
• EDLD - Educational Leadership
• EDME - Mathematics Education
• EDMS - Middle School Education
• EDP - Educational Psychology
• EDRG - Reading Education
• EDSE - Secondary Education
• EDSP - Education Specialist
• EDSS - Single Subject Education
• EE - Electrical Engineering
• ELIB - Educational Library
• EMER - Emergency Management
• ENGL - English
• ENGR - College of Engineering
• EOP - Educational Opportunity
• ESP - Environmental Science and Policy
• ESM - Early Start Mathematics
• ESW - Early Start Writing
• ET - Engineering Technology
• ETEC - Educational Technology
• FCS - Family and Consumer Sciences
• FEA - Film and Electronic Arts
• FIL - Filipino
• FIN - Finance
• FMD - Fashion Merchandising and Design
• FREN - French
• FSCI - Food Science
• GBA - Graduate Business Administration
• GEOG - Geography
• GEOL - Geological Sciences
• GERM - German
• GERN - Gerontology
• GISC - Geographic Information Science
• GK - Greek
• GLG - Global Logistics
• HCA - Health Care Administration
• HDEV - Human Development
• HEBW - Jewish Studies
• HFHM - Hospitality Management
• HHS - Health and Human Services
• HIST - History
• HRM - Human Resources Management
• HSC - Health Science
• IS - Information Systems
• IST - International Studies
• ITAL - Italian
• JAPN - Japanese
• JOUR - Journalism/Mass Communication
• KHMR - Cambodian
• KIN - Kinesiology
• KOR - Korean
• LAS - Latin American Studies
• LAT - Latin
• LING - Linguistics
• L/ST - Liberal Studies
• MAE - Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
• MAPB - Mathematics Prebaccalaureate
• MATH - Mathematics
• MKTG - Marketing
• MGMT - Management
• MS - Military Science
• MSEM - Science Engineering Management
• MTED - Mathematics Education
• MUS - Music
• NSCI - Natural Science
• NRSG - Nursing
• NUTR - Nutrition and Dietetics
• OSI - Ocean Studies
• PHIL - Philosophy
• PHSC - Physical Science
• PHYS - Physics
• PORT - Portuguese
• POSC - Political Science
• PPA - Public Policy and Administration
• PSY - Psychology
• PT - Physical Therapy
• REC - Recreation and Leisure
• RGR - Romance Languages
• R/ST - Religious Studies
• RUSS - Russian
• SCAE - Social/Cultural Analysis
• SCED - Science Education
• SCM - Supply Chain Management
• SDHE - Student Development
• S/I - Supplemental Instruction
• SOC - Sociology
• SPAN - Spanish
• SRL - Student Recreation and Leadership
• STAT - Statistics
• SW - Social Work
• THEA - Theatre Arts
• UDCP - Urban Dual Credit
• UHP - University Honors Program
• UNIV - University Courses
• VIET - Vietnamese
• WGSS - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• WPE - Writing Proficiency