Undergraduate Program in Gerontology Students earning a baccalaureate degree in any major at OSU may earn a Certificate in Gerontology.
Certificates increase students' employability in the many professional areas related to aging.
Certification in gerontology is a nationally recognized way of identifying professionals' academic study in aging. The Certificate in Gerontology requires 27 hours of study and includes a required core through which students study aging as an interactive process of physical, social, and psychological forces. Field study students need a supervisor from the department of their academic major, but Dr. Holyoak has information on gerontology opportunities. Students also must submit a form that enables internships to count toward the gerontology certificate requirement for field study. The form is available outside of the Gerontology Program Office.