In cooperation with the School of Continuing Education and Public Service, the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology offers two certificate programs. Certificate students are required to take 9 hours of core courses in gerontology and 9 hours of approved electives in related subjects. The undergraduate student may choose gerontology courses at the 300-400 level and the graduate student may choose courses at the 500-600 level. Please contact the curriculum advisor for more information on Certificates in Gerontology.

Core Courses (9 Semester Hours)

Course #	Title	Prerequisite	Hours
GERON 535	Aging in Communities	None	3
GERON 605	Wellness & Aging:  A Systems Approach	None	3
GERON 630	Health, Wellness and Aging	None	3
GERON 635	Aging Well:  Adaptations in Later Life	None	3
		Total Core	9

Elective Courses (9 Semester Hours)

Course #	Title	Prerequisite	Hours
EDAC 540	Educational Gerontology	None	3
EDAC 638	Program Planning in Community and Adult Education	None	3
EDAC 648	The Community Educator	None	3
EDAC 681	Managing Community Education	EDAC 632, 648 or permission of the prog. dir. or dept. chair	3
EDAC 697	The Grant Process and Research	None	3
GERON 515	Technology and Aging	None	3
GERON 540	Women and Aging	None	3
GERON 620	Guided Life Review	None	3
GERON 625	Changing Health/Wellness Behaviors	None	3
HSC 571	Death and Dying	HSC 160 or permission of the dept. chair	3
MGT 500	Managing Organizational Behavior	Admission to a graduate or certification program of the university	3
MKG 505	Survey of Marketing	Full admission to a graduate or certification program of the university	3
		Total Electives	9