Minor Code: GRN

Psychology Department
Buckham Hall A238
(716) 878-6215
psychology.buffalostate.edu/

The Gerontology Minor draws together courses from a number of academic disciplines around the theme of human aging. Students will learn about physical, social, and psychological changes that occur in adulthood; ways of addressing older adults' needs; and how to promote successful aging.

The Gerontology Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that is administered through the Psychology Department and includes the Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Economics, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech-Language Pathology departments. The minor is open to majors from any department and is seen as complementing the training the student receives in their major.

Objectives of the Minor

• Students will acquire a core foundation in the study of aging as an interdisciplinary field.
• Students will have an opportunity to have an individualized experience in the field of aging that is tailored to their unique interests and /or career goals.
• Students will understand the breadth of the field of aging by being able to select from a broader array of elective coursework that reflects the multiple disciplines in the study of gerontology.

Requirements of the Gerontology Minor

• Minor program requirements may not overlap more than 9 credit hours with a student’s major program requirements.
• Students from any major may take the Gerontology Minor.
• Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative average for admission into the minor
• A maximum of 3 courses of transfer credit will be permitted.

Program Requirements

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 Requires prerequisite.  Consult adviser and Undergraduate Catalog.