Online
Graduate Certificate in Aging
Description | Courses | Requirements
Additional
Information | Registration
Program Description
The demand for health care services among the elderly continues to escalate. The elderly patient often presents with multiple complex medical and psychosocial problems. Chronic disease and functional disability are prevalent in this population.
With many of the problems of the geriatric population being related to health and disability, the demand for competent, qualified health care practitioners who provide services to the elderly becomes critical. The diversity of elderly groups create the need for a broad array of health care services, requiring a holistic multidisciplinary approach to care.
As a result, health care professionals will require a greater amount of geriatric education either in their entry level or post-professional, continuing education. However, the growth in health care providers educated to administer care to the elderly has no kept up with this demand. The lack of appropriately trained health care personnel “seriously undermines the ability of the U.S. health care system to adequately assess, treat and rehabilitate this country’s growing aging population. This shortage leads to inappropriate care, higher costs, and poorer patient outcomes.” (National Agenda for Geriatric Education, Health Resources and Services Administration, p.103)
Pre-Requisites
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited
college or university in the US.
- Overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Professional certification in the
clinical laboratory sciences from an
acceptable US certification agency
(NCA or ASCP) and/or state license
to practice clinical laboratory science
in the US
- Proficiency in written communication
to successfully complete frequent writing
assignments, exams, and
papers required in online courses
- International students: compliance
with the applicable University and
School guidelines, that include the
following: (1) achieving a minimum
score of 79/80 on the Internet-Based
Test of English as a Foreign
Language TOEFL exam (or 550 on
the paper-based exam);
(2) providing an external evaluation
of all international transcripts from
an agency approved by the
Office of Enrollment Services that
verifies US baccalaureate degree equivalency.
Course
Of Study (15 Credits)
9 credits of interdisciplinary geriatric core course work and 6 credits of specialized course in either geriatric physical therapy or nutrition.
The entire program is offered on-line and is available during the regular fall, spring and summer terms of the School of Health Related Professions.
REQUIRED COURSES
| Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Must take all 3 |
|
IDST5330
IDST5310
IDST5320 |
Approaches to the Older Adults
Managing disease in Older Adults
Social and Health Care Policy for Older Adults |
3
3
3 |
| |
|
|
| RD Students Choose 2 of 3 Courses |
|
NUTR6420
NUTR6440
NUTR6460 |
Nutrition and Aging
Nutrition Assessment in the Older
Adult Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Older Adult
|
3
3
3 |
| |
|
|
| Physical Therapy Students Choose 2 of 3 Courses |
|
DPTS5550
DPTS5552
DPTS5554 |
Physical Therapy Examination Skills for the Older
Adult Physical Therapy Intervention Skills for the
Older Adult Geropharmacotherapeutics |
3
3
3 |
| |
|
|
| |
Total Required Credits |
15 |
REGISTRATION
| ONLINE: |
Not available for this course. |
| FAX: |
Fax a completed application
form to 732-235-4820.
(Credit card only.) Available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week |
| MAIL: |
Send a completed application
form and copy of highest degree completed
along with your check, money order or
credit card information to:
UMDNJ-CACE
PA Building, 675 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854 |
Click
here for printable application
For
additional information contact:
UMDNJ-Center
for Advanced and Continuing Education
PA Building, 675 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-235-4458
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