Gerontology (GERO) Undergraduate Programs

365 STEWART HALL/(320) 308-3947
www.stcloudstate.edu/gerontology

A program of the Department of Community Studies, College of Social Sciences.

Director: Rona Karasik
Program faculty: DeVoe, Greenberg, Havir, Karasik, Kling, Litterst, Preble, Whitford

The Gerontology program, housed in the Department of Community Studies, is an interdisciplinary course of study providing students with an integrated perspective on aging. This program is designed to provide a knowledge base for students with a wide range of career and personal goals, including but not limited to: public policy and programs; retail consumer markets; health care; social services; banking and business; long term care; transportation and travel; international development; community planning and pursuit of an advanced graduate degree.

Gerontology offers an undergraduate minor, an M.S.degree and a graduate certificate. A Bachelor of Elective Studies (B.E.S.) is also available with a gerontology minor.

Bachelor of Arts

Minor (24 Cr.)
Required (9 Cr.): GERO 208, 411, 444
Electives: (15 credits of A + B + C)

Distribution A: (at least 6 credits) GERO 465, PSY 443, SOC 350
Distribution B: (no more than 3 credits) CMTY 333; REC 339; SSCI 204*

*The theme of the course must be aging related and approved by the GERO adviser in order for the credits to count toward a gerontology minor.

Distribution C: (at least 6 credits) BIOL 402; CSD 440; CMST 431; CMTY 455; FIRE 479; GERO 405, 415, 425, 435, 440**, 465; HLTH 411, PSY 345; SOC 473, 475; SW 430
Other courses may be approved by the minor adviser as electives.

**May be repeated with different topics.

Bachelor of Elective Studies

Minor (24 Cr.)
Completion of 24 credits with approval of gerontology adviser.