Jump to navigation
Undergraduate Catalog
Main menu
Colleges
Departments
Programs
Courses
General Education
Policy & Procedures
About BYU
Related Links
Additional Catalogs
Class Schedule
MyMAP
Graduate Studies
Search form
Search
Additional Catalogs
Class Schedule
MyMAP
Graduate Studies
Search form
Search
Colleges
Departments
Programs
Courses
General Education
Policy & Procedures
About BYU
Gerontology
Gerontology
Minor
Hours
15 Credit Hours
Program Requirements
requirement 1
Complete 1 option
Complete 3 hours from the following Mentored Research Experience courses:
option 1.1
Complete 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
EXSC 497R - Undergraduate Research and Study
4.0v
HLTH 491R - Mentored Research
3.0v
NEURO 449R - Undergraduate Research Experience
3.0v
PDBIO 494R - Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology
4.0v
PDBIO 495R - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology
4.0v
PSYCH 499R - Independent Research
3.0v
RECM 497R - Special Topics and Research
4.0v
SFL 403R - Research/Creative Works Practicum
3.0v
SOC 497R - Directed Research in Sociology
6.0v
option 1.2
Complete 2 courses
NURS 491 - Nursing Capstone
2.0
NURS 492 - Clinical Practicum for Capstone Nursing
5.5
requirement 2
Complete 6.0 hours from the following option(s)
Complete 6 hours from the following core courses:
option 2.1
Complete up to 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
EXSC 387 - Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention
3.0
HLTH 466 - Health and the Aging Process
3.0
NEURO 205 - Neurobiology
3.0
PSYCH 220 - Human Development: Life Span
3.0
SFL 334 - Adult Development and Aging in the Family
3.0
SOC 365 - Sociology of Aging
3.0
option 2.2
Complete up to 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
NURS 291 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult
2.0
NURS 292 - Clinical Practicum for Nursing Care of the Older Adult
1.5
NURS 293 - Communication Lab for Nursing Majors
0.5
option 2.3
Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
NURS 333 - (Nurs-Soc) End-of-Life Care
3.0
SOC 333 - (Soc-Nurs) End-of-Life Care
3.0
option 2.4
Complete up to 4.0 hours from the following course(s)
PDBIO 305 - Human Physiology
4.0
PDBIO 362 - Advanced Physiology
3.0
requirement 3
Complete 6.0 hours from the following option(s)
option 3.1
Complete up to 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Complete 6 hours from the following or other electives approved by the academic advisor.
HLTH 320 - Advanced First Aid and Safety
3.0
NDFS 100 - Essentials of Human Nutrition
3.0
PDBIO 205 - Human Biology
3.0
PSYCH 322 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood
3.0
PSYCH 342 - Abnormal Psychology
3.0
SFL 210 - Human Development
3.0
SOC W 581 - Social Services for the Aging
3.0
option 3.2
Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
PDBIO 210 - Human Anatomy (with virtual lab)
3.0
PDBIO 220 - Human Anatomy (with lab)
3.0
Program Outcomes
Please contact the individual department for outcome information.
Related Programs
Family Life
Family History- Genealogy
Political Science
Political Science Teaching
Geospatial Science & Technology