Certification & Minor
Brigham Young University offers a certificate and minor in Gerontology.
*A change in policy has been made. Students are now able to double count classes for both their minor and their major.
Requirements: 15 credit hours selected from core required and elective courses.
Service Learning:
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3 Hours |
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- HLTH 496R (3.0-12.0)
- SFL 399R (3.0-12.0)
- RMYL 496R (3.0-12.0)
- SOC 399R (3.0-12.0)
- NURS 490 (3.0-12.0)
- Other internship approved by Academic Advisor
At the conclusion of the internship, students are required to fill out this Internship Report Form.
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Core Courses:
(Select two) |
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5-6 Hours |
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- HLTH 466 Health and Aging (2.0)†
- SFL 334 Aging in the Family (3.0)
- RMYL 307 Accessible Recreation (3.0)
- SOC 365 Sociology of Aging (3.0)
- NURS 297 Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3.0)
- NURS 333/SOC 333 End of Life Care(3.0)
†If you take HLTH 466, you must either take 1 more internship credit hour or 1 more elective to ensure that you complete 15 credit hours.
This will appear as a substitution on your form and your transcript. Make sure to check that this has been taken care of before graduation.
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| Gerontology Electives: |
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6-7 Hours |
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- HLTH 466 Health and Aging (2.0)*†
- SFL 334 Aging in the Family (3.0)*
- RMYL 307 Accessible Recreation (3.0)*
- SOC 365 Sociology of Aging (3.0)*
- NURS 297 Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3.0)*
- NURS 333/SOC 333 End of Life Care(3.0)*
- NDFS 100 Essential of Nutrition (3.0)
- HLTH 320 Emergency Care (3.0)
- SFL 210 Human Development (3.0)
- PDBIO 205 Human Biology (3.0)
- PDBIO 220 Elementary Human Anatomy (3.0)
- Psych 322 Developmental Psychology (3.0)
- Psych 342 Abnormal Psychology (3.0)
- Other Electives approved by Academic Advisor
*These classes only count once - as a core requirement or an elective.
For Class Descriptions, Click Here.
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