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Gerontology Master's Level Graduate Certificate (Certificate)
Eighteen semester credits of aging-related courses are required. Of these eighteen credits, nine credits are to be selected from the list of required courses in gerontology including three credits from each of three areas: The physical bases of aging, the psychological bases of aging and the social bases of aging. Another three to six credits are to be taken to satisfy the internship requirement. The remaining credits are to be selected from a list of elective courses in gerontology. At least twelve of the required hours are to carry 600-level or above designation.
Master's level Certificate students are required to complete either a master's thesis or two seminar papers on an aging-related topic, depending upon Departmental requirements. Only one seminar paper is required of a "Certificate Only" student if that student did not complete an aging-related thesis previously.
Gerontology Doctoral Level Graduate Certificate (Certificate)
Twenty-one credit hours of aging-related courses are required. Of these twenty-one credits, nine credits are to be selected from the list of required courses in gerontology including three credits from each of three areas: The physical bases of aging, the psychological bases of aging and the social bases of aging. Another three to six credits are to be taken to satisfy the internship requirement. The remaining credits are to be selected from a list of elective courses in gerontology. At least fifteen of the required hours are to carry 600-level or above designation.
Doctoral level Certificate students are required to complete a dissertation on an aging-related topic. "Certificate Only" doctoral students are required to complete a seminar paper if their dissertation was not on an aging-related topic.
A student is awarded the Graduate Gerontology Certificate upon completion of the requirements of the Certificate Program and their respective degree program. "Certificate Only" students are awarded a Certificate upon completion of the Graduate Gerontology Certificate requirements.
Contact Information
Gerontology Center on Aging
MD
20742
Telephone: (301) 405-2469
http://www.inform.umd.edu/AGING/GGCP/overview.html