The Gerontology Center
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Classes
Online Gerontology Certificate Program
Introduction
to Gerontology (GRNT 300) Sociology
of Aging (SOC 462/GRNT 462) These courses are offered in online format utilizing the eCollegesm <http://www.ecollege.com/> platform. Each course earns three (3) credit hours and costs $615.00. The certificate is earned by completing twenty-one (21) credit hours in gerontology-related coursework with grades of 2.0 or above. In addition to the four online core courses, students must complete a three-credit-hour field experience course in their local communities and six elective credit hours (which may be completed at the student’s home institution). The Gerontology Center must approve the field experience course and the elective hours. Students who complete the program will be awarded an Academic Certificate in Gerontology. UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF ONLINE COURSES* (subject to change): Fall 2008: Introduction to Gerontology (GRNT 300). Prof Diana Torrez. Sociology of Aging (SOC 462/GRNT 462). Prof Diana Torrez. Spring 2009: Biomedical Aspects of Aging (BIOL 204/GRNT 204). Prof. Mary Ann Kluge. Psychology of Aging (PSY 351/GRNT 463). Prof. TBA. *All four online core courses are offered in regular rotation. Please contact the LAS Extended Studies office for a registration form at 262-4071. University
of Colorado at Colorado Springs Please mail form at least one week prior to the beginning of the term, or fax to (719) 262-4200 (Attn: Brian Glach). Textbooks must be purchased separately. Once the initial registration form has been received, students will be contacted with instructions on how to access the coursework online. Continuing students will also be given access to their own personal accounts in the University of Colorado Web Registration System, which allows for online registration and tuition payments. |
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program of online coursework is the academic equivalent to the