Program Overview

Certificate Program

The Certificate Program at Seoul National University offers interdisciplinary and integrated academic courses beyond a single major, allowing students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills in a short period of time, thereby expanding their academic choices. Each student may complete up to two Certificate Programs. Completion of the program is recorded on both the graduation certificate (degree certificate) and academic transcript.

Certificate Program for Gerontology

To complete the Certificate Program for Gerontology, students must fulfill the following requirements:

• Completion of at least 12 credits from designated courses
• The average GPA of the completed courses must be 2.7 or higher

Designated Courses

The following courses are designated for the Certificate Program for Gerontology:

1. Adult Development and Aging (Child Development and Family Studies Major)
2. Aging and Family (Child Development and Family Studies Major)
3. Retirement Planning and Financial Counseling (Consumer Science Major)
4. Welfare for the Aged (Department of Social Welfare)
5. Population Change and Aging Society (Department of Sociology)
6. Understanding Death: A Scientific View (Extradepartmental Courses, Department of Medicine)

Important Notes

• The courses "Adult Development and Aging" and "Gerontology" are equivalent. Students who have previously completed "Gerontology" may apply to have it recognized as part of the curriculum of the Certification Program.
• If a student applies to have "Understanding Death: A Scientific View" recognized for credits in the Certification Program, the course classification must be changed from General Education (Liberal Arts) to Elective (Curriculum Certification Program credit).
• Credits cannot be double-counted between General Education and Elective (Curriculum Certification Program credit) categories.

Overlapping Credits

For the Certificate Program, which requires 12 credits, students may count up to 3 credits from overlapping courses taken as part of their main major, double major, interdisciplinary major, or combined major. There are two possible options to count overlapping credits toward the 12-credit requirement:

1. If a student applies to count both "Adult Development and Aging" and "Aging and Family" for the Certificate Program, one of the two courses can be counted for both the major and the Certificate Program, while the other course cannot be counted for the major.
2. If a student applies to count only one of the two courses ("Adult Development and Aging" or "Aging and Family") for the Certificate Program, one course is counted for both the major and the Certificate Program, while the other course is counted solely toward the major.