Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

The University Center on Aging and Health, with the approval of the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Senate, has developed a Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology. The Program is intended to help meet the academic and career needs of graduate students and employed professionals in a wide variety of disciplines.The increasing number and percentage of elderly persons have resulted in an increase in opportunities for working for and with elderly populations, as well as opportunities for gerontological researchers, educators, and practitioners. The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology provides official University recognition of a student's completion of multidisciplinary coursework in gerontology, and can thus be beneficial to the student either in securing employment or in facilitating admission to further graduate study.

To be eligible for the Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology, a student must either (1) be currently enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral Program at Case or (2) hold at least a Master's degree and be enrolled as a non-degree graduate student at Case. Interested students who feel they are eligible for the Program but who do not fall into either of these two categories, may contact the University Center on Aging and Health to inquire about their special eligibility for this Program