Gerontology, associate degree
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Award | Length (attending full-time) | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
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Associate Degree: Gerontology | 2 years |
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Courses
Course listing for the 2024-2025 catalog year.
Code | Title | Credits |
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GRN 175 | The Aging Mind | 2 |
GRN 181 | Exploring the Field of Aging | 3 |
GRN 201 | Understanding and Ending Ageism | 3 |
GRN 280A | CE: Gerontology Internship 1,2 | 6 |
or FT 280 | Exercise Science Internship I | |
GRN 282 | Gerontology Professional Seminar | 2 |
PHL 207 | Ethics and Aging * | 4 |
PSY 236 | Psychology of Adult Development and Aging | 4 |
SOC 223 | Sociology of the Life Course * | 4 |
SOC 230 | Introduction to Gerontology * | 4 |
SOC 231 | Sociology of Healthy Aging * | 4 |
SOC 232 | Death and Dying: Culture and Issues * | 4 |
or SOC 234 | Death: Crosscultural Perspectives | |
Gerontology Program Electives | 40 | |
General Education: 2 courses | ||
WR 121 | Composition I (WR121=WR121Z) (or any WR course for which WR 121 is a prerequisite) Z | 4 |
Total Credits | 90 |
- *
Could be used as General Education
- 1
Students may choose to take GRN 280A for 6 credits or FT 280 for 8 credits
- 2
Degree candidates who have related work experience with aging adults may petition to substitute one credit for every 70 hours worked toward the required internship credits.
- Z
This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. WR 121 and WR 121Z are equivalent.
See a full list of program electives in the catalog.
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