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Sleep, Dreams & Dream Interpretation Personalilty Disorders in Adults & Older Adults

UCCS Campus-Wide Extended Studies GRE Prep Course LSAT Prep Course Middle Eastern Studies Certificate Program MathOnline Program Online Gerontology Certificate Program Arts Courses & Bemis School of Art Smart-Girl Leadership ™ Institute Foreign Language Study

UCCS LAS Extended Studies

PO Box 7150
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150

(719) 262-4071

(fax) (719) 262-4200

GRNT 300-3 Introduction to Gerontology

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the experience of aging, including an overview of biological, psychological, and social aging of individuals as well as the issues that confront us as an aging society. This course is part of the Online Gerontology Certificate Program. This course fulfills a core requirement in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Taught by Dr Diana Torrez of the Psychology Department faculty.

This course begins August 25, 2008 and concludes on December 20, 2008. It is a semester-based online course, on the eCollege platform. As an online course, classes will be held via internet, not at a physical location.

Online registration opens for this course on May 5, 2008. The tuition for this course is $615. The Call Number is 00140. To register, review the Extended Studies enrollment instructions by clicking on the "Register" tab at left.

IMPORTANT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
This course is not approved for Financial Aid through UCCS, and therefore these credit hours will not count toward a full-time UCCS student's load. If you are a full-time UCCS student, a reduction in your load could result in a reduced financial aid award. Please contact a financial aid counselor before enrolling if you have any questions. Click on the "Financial Aid" link at left for more information.

Tuition for Fall 2008 Extended Studies courses is due by August 15, 2008. If you are registering after this date, payment is due at time of registration. Make sure to wait for your balance to appear in your online account before you make your payment. You may pay via credit card in your student account or by Electronic Funds Transfer; if you are not able to make your payment by either of these methods, please contact Pamela Mead Krull in the Bursar's Office at 719/262-3391 to set up a payment by another method. Do not wait to receive a bill; you may be charged late fees.

The withdrawal deadline for this course is Friday, September 12, 2008. If you are withdrawing before this date, you may withdraw in your student account and receive a full tuition refund. If you are withdrawing after this date, you must contact LAS Extended Studies at 719/262-4071 or lases@uccs.edu to complete withdrawal paperwork; you will not receive a full tuition refund if you withdraw after this date.

Note to STUDENT SUCCESS: this course is open to all UCCS students without restriction.