The Certificate Program in Gerontology is designed as part of The Prime Time Program at Saint Joseph College. The program is offered for practitioners in the field of aging as well as for persons who wish to gain a broad knowledge of aging through a humanistic perspective. The certificate gives an overview of issues and approaches in gerontology and an understanding of the aging process.

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Curriculum Highlights
The Certificate Program is 18 credits (6 courses) and is designed for professionals and paraprofessionals currently employed in delivery of services to the aged and for those who hope to enter the field.

Required Courses are:

• GERO 110 Introduction to Gerontology
• GERO 111 Biology of Aging
• GERO 112 Nutrition of Aging
• GERO 113 Health of Aging
• GERO 310 Seminar on Aging

In addition to the required courses, students select nine credits from a menu of related disciplines, including Marriage and Family Therapy, Management, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Social Work.

For further information contact Mary Alice Wolf, Ed.D., chair for the gerontology department.

Phone: 860.231.5325
E-mail:mwolf@sjc.edu

Updated 09/14/06.