Gerontology Certificate (Long Island Campus)

Required Courses for Certificate: 9 Credits

• REC 276 - Therapeutic Recreation in Geriatric Settings 3 credits. or
• HS 451 - Gerontology 3 credits.

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• PSY 230 - Adult Development and Aging 3 credits.

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• REC 272 - Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 3 credits. or
• HS 272 - Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 3 credits. or
• RS 145 - Theology of Death and Dying 3 credits.

An Approved Gerontological Field/Clinical Experience: 3 Credits

• PSY 370 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 credits. (Prerequisites: PSY 100 )
• REC 483 - Therapeutic Field Experience I 4 credits.
• REC 486 - Leisure Services Management Internship 12 credits
• REC 487 - Therapeutic Recreation Internship Experience 12 credits.
• REC 488 - Internship In Therapeutic Recreation 12 credits
• SOC 241 - Experience In Social Work 3 credits.

Total Required for Certificate: 12 Credits

Note(s): (The credits toward this certificate must be taken at St. Joseph’s College.)