Gerontology Minor

19 hours that must include:

• HHP 2300 - Applied Anatomy and Physiology
• PSY 2230 - Psychology of Aging
• HHP 4520 - Problems in Health: Aging and Death Education
• NURS 3500 - The Physical Process of Aging
• ANTH 3380 - Sociocultural Studies of Aging
• INTS 4000 - Service Learning with the Elderly

3 elective hours selected from list below:

• HHP 4410 - Exercise and the Older Adult
• IARC 4220 - Aging in the Built Environment
• NUTR 4240 - Nutrition for the Older Adult
• SOCW 4600 - Social Work Practice with Aging Families
• PSY 3130 - Cognitive Science

Additional Information and Notes:

BIOL 2060/2060L and 2080/2080L may be petitioned to replace HHP 2300.

Pay specific attention to prerequisites for elective course selection.

Forty-five service learning (clinical) hours in the community are required in the final practicum course, INTS 4000.

No more than 6 credits may be used from the student’s primary area of study for their bachelor’s degree.

Minimum 2.0 required in the minor.