Aging Studies Certificate

College of Health and Public Affairs
School of Social Work,
Health and Public Affairs I, Room: 204
Email: socialwk@ucf.edu

Dr. Denise Gammonley
Phone: 407-823-2114

In recognition of the special needs of the older adults in Central Florida, the school offers a 15-credit interdisciplinary program open to all students in any major. This certificate prepares students for careers in applied gerontology, research, public service or for graduate training. Courses focus on the physiological, psychological, sociological, environmental, cultural, legal-ethical and public policy issues affecting older adults. Students majoring in health professions, biomedical sciences, criminal justice and legal studies, hospitality management, psychology, social work, nursing, sociology, business, exercise science, physical education, communication sciences and disorders or education find study of the aging process especially helpful.

Certificates will be awarded only at the time of degree completion.

Certificate Admission Requirements

None

Certificate Requirements

A required internship, along with course options that include service-learning activities, complements the webbased courses.
Students select one of the internship courses listed below depending on their major. BSW majors must take the 9 credit hour field education course.

Prerequisite Courses

None

Required Courses (6 Credit Hours)

GEY 3001 - Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Overview Credit Hours: 3

Required Internship: (Select one) (3 Credit Hours)

¹ Full-time social work majors ONLY. Cannot be used with SOW 4941.
² Part-time social work majors over two semesters ONLY. Cannot be used with SOW 4510 .

SOW 4510 - Field Education Credit Hours: 9 ¹
SOW 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 9 ²
HSA 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3951 - Undergraduate Field Work Credit Hours: 1-9
SYP 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Students select three additional courses from the following courses: A maximum of two courses must be taken in the College of Health and Public Affairs and at least one course must be taken from other colleges.

College of Health and Public Affairs (6 Credit Hours)

HSA 4220 - Long Term Patient Management Credit Hours: 3
HSA 3222 - Long Term Care and Administration Credit Hours: 3
HSC 4564 - Health Care Needs of the Elderly Credit Hours: 3
PLA 4530 - Legal Issues of the Elderly Credit Hours: 3
SOW 4645 - Social Services for the Elderly Credit Hours: 3
NUR 4286 - Gerontologic Nursing Credit Hours: 3
SOW 3740 - Social Work Practice with Loss & Life’s Transitions Credit Hours: 3

Other Colleges (3 Credit Hours)

¹ Open to undergraduates with senior standing

DEP 3464 - Psychology of Aging Credit Hours: 3
SYP 4730 - Patterns of Aging in Society Credit Hours: 3
GEY 5007 - Women and Healthy Aging Credit Hours: 3 ¹
SYP 4732 - Minority Aging Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 15

Other Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required in each course used to satisfy the certificate
At least 12 hours used in the certificate must be earned at UCF within the department
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
Independent Study cannot be used toward the certificate