Adult Development and Aging (Non-Comprehensive) (BS)

Specific General Education requirements

• GER 180 - Successful Aging
• PSY 121 - Introductory Psychology
• SOC 150 - Introduction to Society

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• BIO 101 - Biology in Your World AND
• BIO 111 - Laboratory for Biology in Your World

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• BIO 121 - General Biology I

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• BMS 110 - Introduction to Human Biology AND
• BMS 111 - Introduction to Human Biology Laboratory

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• Note: Students planning to take BMS 370   must complete BIO 121 or BMS 110 and 111 to meet the prerequisite.

Core Courses:

A grade of C or better is required in each course before enrolling in practicum.

• GER 180 - Successful Aging
• GER 200 - Aging Identities in Art and Media

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• GER 351 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging

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• PSY 350 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging

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• GER 363 - Death and Human Behavior

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• PSY 363 - Death and Human Behavior

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• GER 366 - Families in Later Life

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• PSY 366 - Families in Later Life

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• GER 470 - Community Resources for Older Adults

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• SWK 470 - Community Resources for Older Adults

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• GER 575 - Social Forces and Aging

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• SOC 575 - Social Forces and Aging

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• BMS 370 - Biology of Aging

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• GER 571 - Physical Health and Aging

Statistics requirement (3 hours) from:

• IPE 381 - Statistics for the Health Professions
• MTH 340 - Statistical Methods
• PSY 200 - Psychological Statistical Methods
• SOC 220 - Statistics for Social Research
• or another statistics course approved by advisor.

Research Methods requirement (3 hours) from:

• COM 210 - Communication Research Methods
• PSY 302 - Experimental Psychology
• SOC 301 - Research Methodology
• or another research methods course approved by advisor.

Age-Related electives (6 hours) from:

• COM 390 - Communication and Aging
• GER 300 - Service-Learning Curricular Component

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• GER 354 - Gender and Sexuality in Later Life

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• PSY 354 - Gender and Sexuality in Later Life

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• GER 370 - Mental Health and Aging

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• PSY 370 - Mental Health and Aging

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• GER 580 - Policies and Advocacy in Aging

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• SOC 450 - Population, Society, and Public Policy

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• GER 396 - Directed Readings in Gerontology
• GER 397 - Special Topics in Gerontology
• GER 492 - Directed Research
• GER 598 - Supervised Practicum in Aging Services
• SOC 341 - Medical Sociology
• SOC 480 - Group Variation in Health Across the Life Course

• *or other aging-related upper-division courses approved by advisor.

Public Affairs Capstone Experience (minimum of 3 hours):

• GER 598 - Supervised Practicum in Aging Services