LAS Extended Studies

Online Gerontology Certificate Program

This online program is equivalent to the Gerontology Minor offered at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following four courses comprise the core of the certificate:

• Introduction to Gerontology: GRNT 300
• Biomedical Aspects of Aging: GRNT 204/HSCI 280
• Sociology of Aging: GRNT 462/SOC 462
• Psychology of Aging: GRNT 463/PSY 463

These four courses are offered in online format, utilizing the eCollege™ platform. Each online course earns three (3) credit hours and costs $615. 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 (6) 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. As an undergraduate Extended Studies program, this program does not require a formal admissions procedure. Students need not submit transcripts. If you intend to complete the full program and earn the certification, please download and print a copy of the Intent of Program Completion Form, complete Part I (minus UCCS Student ID-leave this blank), and return this form by fax to LAS Extended Studies at (719) 262-4200. Returning this form does not obligate you to complete the entire certificate, nor does it constitute a registration for any individual course. This form simply serves as our method of tracking your progress in the program.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF COURSES
(to register online, click on course numbers below to link to the course information pages)

FALL 2008

GRNT 300-C01 Introduction to Gerontology
8/25-12/20/08; Professor: Diana Torrez, Ph.D.

GRNT/SOC 462-C01 Sociology of Aging
8/25-12/20/08; Professor: Diana Torrez, Ph.D.

Please register at least one week before the start of each course. Textbooks must be purchased separately. You may purchase required textbooks through the UCCS bookstore by calling (719) 262-3247 locally or (800) 990-UCCS x3247 outside of Colorado Springs. Taking individual online courses does not require admittance to the Online Gerontology Certificate Program, nor does it constitute admittance to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. All online courses are offered through the Extended Studies Program. To apply to earn the full certificate, please contact Brian Glach, Director of Extended Studies, using the contact information below:

Phone: 719/262-4071 or Email: lases@uccs.edu

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
LAS Extended Studies
PO Box 7150
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150