Gerontology Minor

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of 2.0 or higher
  OR
• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from K-State or another accredited institution with a GPA of 2.0 or higher

Tip: On the application for admission, be sure to mark "No" that you do not plan to complete a degree, "Yes" that you are seeking a post-degree minor and "Yes" or "No" that you will have a degree from Kansas State University. Choose "Global Campus (online/distance)" and "Gerontology – Minor" for the remaining two fields.

Those holding the gerontology minor often choose careers in:

• health promotion programs
• directing intergenerational activities
• managing senior centers or retirement communities
• counseling older people and their families
• helping people plan for their retirement
• health policy and advocacy
• medical care and therapy
• social work

Required (6 credits)

• GERON 315 - Introduction to Gerontology (3 credits)
• GERON 510 - Aging in America: Policy and Advocacy (3 credits)

Electives (9 credits)
Additional courses may be approved for gerontology credit on a case-by-case basis by the Center on Aging Academic Affairs Committee.

• CNRES 530 - Coping with Life Crises (3 credits)
• CNRES 531 - Core Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
• CNRES 534 - Organizational Conflict (3 credits)
• CNRES 537 - Elder and Family Decision Making (3 credits)
• CNRES 539 - Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
• FNDH 132 - Basic Nutrition (3 credits)
• FNDH 352 - Personal Wellness (3 credits)
• FNDH 400 - Human Nutrition (3 credits)
• FNDH 510 - Life Span Nutrition (2 credits)
• HDFS 510 - Human Development and Aging (3 credits)
• HDFS 654 - Death and the Family (2-3 credits)
• GERON 400 - Biogerontology (3 credits)
• GERON 501 - Culture Change in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 502 - Measuring Change in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 503 - Creating Home in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 504 - Strengthening Staff in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 505 - Dining in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 506 - Activities in Long-Term Care (1 credits)
• GERON 610 - Seminar in Long-Term Care Administration (3 credits)
• GERON 630 - Mental Health and Aging (3 credits)
• GERON 705 - Sexuality and Aging (3 credits)
• GERON 710 - Creativity and Aging (3 credits)
• GERON 715 - Aging Veterans (3 credits)
• GERON 720 - Design for Aging in the Modern World (3 credits)
• HIST 520 - Death and Dying in History (3 credits)
• HIST 534 - Social History of Medicine (3 credits)
• HM 720 - Administration of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
• HORT 525 - Horticulture for Special Populations (3 credits)
• ID 651 - Design for Supportive Environments (3 credits)
• KIN 335 - Physiology of Exercise (4 credits)
• KIN 381 - Exercise & Chronic Disease (3 credits)
• KIN 383 - Exercise and Older Adults (3 credits)
• KIN 419 - Health Policy & Administration (3 credits)
• KIN 612 - Policy, Built Environment and Physical Activity (3 credits)
• PFP 764 - Estate Planning for Families (3 credits)
• PHILO 365 - Medical Ethics (3 credits)
• PSYCH 518 - Introduction to Health Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYCH 520 - Life Span Personality Development (3 credits)
• PSYCH 715 - Psychology of Aging (3 credits)
• SOCWK 320 - Dynamics of Working with Older Adults (3 credits)
• THTRE 664 - Creative Drama (3 credits)
• THTRE 665 - Drama Therapy with Special Populations (3 credits)
• THTRE 675 - Drama Therapy with Older Adults (1-3 credits)