Requirements

The gerontology minor requires 15 credit hours and includes:Service Learning/Internship (choose 3 hours)

• HLTH 496R (this one is through Rilla)
• SFL 399R
• RMYL 496R
• SOC 399R
• NURS 491 AND NURS 492

After you complete your internship, fill out the Internship Report Form and turn the report into the gerontology secretary at 1041 JFSB. The form can be found here.

Core Courses (6 hours)

• HLTH 466: Health and the Aging Process (3)
• SFL 334: Adult Development and Aging in the Family (3)
• RMYL 307: Accessible Recreation (3)
• SOC 365: Sociology of Aging (3)
• NURS 333: (Nurs-Soc) End-of-Life Care (3)
• OR SOC 333: (Soc-Nurs) End-of-Life Care (3)
• NURS 291: Nursing Care of the Older Adult (2.5)
• NURS 292: Clinical Practicum for Nursing Care of the Older Adult (1.5)
• NURS 293: Communication Lab for Nursing Major (.5)

Elective Courses (6 hours)

• NDFS 100: Essential of Human Nutrition (3)
• HLTH 320: Advanced First Aid and Safety (3)
• HLTH 496R: Academic Internship
• SFL 210: Human Development (3)
• PDBIO 205: Human Biology (3)
• PDBIO 220: Human Anatomy (3)
• Psych 322: Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (3)
• Psych 342: Abnormal Psychology (3)
• SOCW 581: Social Services for the Aging (3)
• SFL 210: Human Development (3)
• SFL 399R: Academic Internship (3)

For more information about the classes click here.

A couple of these classes even double count for the public health major!