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Gerontology Certificate (SJNY Brooklyn)

St. Joseph's University-New York · Brooklyn, NY

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Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Total credits (published)
12
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Instructional Programs Designed for students pursuing various careers in aging, this 12 credit certificate highlights knowledge essential to serving older adults in our aging society. This certificate can be applied directly to the majors of therapeutic recreation, human services, communication studies, psychology, social sciences, health administration, and includes a field experience in the student’s chosen major. The credits towards this certificate must be taken at St. Joseph’s University.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195544
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195544_8593a690
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Required Courses for Certificate: 6 Credits

2 items
  1. HS 451
    Gerontology 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
    or: REC 276 - Therapeutic Recreation in Geriatric Settings 3 credits.
  2. HS 453
    The Psychology of Aging 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
    or: PSY 230 - Adult Development and Aging 3 credits

Choose ONE of the following courses: 3 Credits

Choose 1 of the following · Choose ONE of the following courses: · 3 items
  1. HS 449
    Death And Dying 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HS 456
    Program and Resources in Aging 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. RS 145
    Theology of Death and Dying 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course

An Approved Gerontological Field/Clinical Experience (According to the student’s major): 3 Credits

6 items
  1. HS 459
    Practicum in Gerontology 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. PSY 370
    Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 credits. (Prerequisite: PSY 100 )
    Not resolved to a course
  3. REC 483
    Therapeutic Field Experience I 4 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. REC 487
    Therapeutic Recreation Internship Experience 12 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. REC 488
    Internship In Therapeutic Recreation 12 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  6. SOC 241
    Experience In Social Work 3 credits.
    Not resolved to a course
Source. St. Joseph's University-New York, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.sjny.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=6158&returnto=1618. Captured page pages/0297.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.