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Purpose: The curriculum is designed to provide a broad base of knowledge, methods, and skills which underlie comprehensive delivery of human services with options or specialties in the gerontology field. The occupational objectives include gerontology assistant in work environments such as nursing homes, adult day-care facilities, residential, and other long-term care environments.
| Credits | ||||||
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| HMS | 109 | Struc. Career Plan. in Hum. Svcs. | 3 | |||
| MTH | 120 | Introduction to Mathematics | 3 | |||
| PSY | 115 | Health Psychology | 3 | |||
| SPD | 110 | Intro. to Speech Communications | 3 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| HMS | 131 | Basic Interviewing for Care Managers | 3 | |||
| HMS | 274 | Physical Care Management | 3 | |||
| HMS | 231 | Gerontology I | 3 | |||
| HMS | 290 | Coordinated Internship | 3 | |||
| PSY | 232 | Life Span Human Development II | 3 | |||
| PED | 220 | Adult Health & Development | 2 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Credits | ||||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| HMS | 229 | Working with Support Groups | 3 | |||
| HMS | 230 | Assessment Techniques for Care Managers | 3 | |||
| HMS | 232 | Gerontology II | 3 | |||
| HMS | 239 | Community Services for the Elderly3 | ||||
| HMS | 275 Adult Home Administration | 3 | ||||
| SOC | 245 | Sociology of Aging | 3 | |||
| HMS | 238 | Selected Topics in Aging | 3 | |||
| HMS | 240 | Legal & Policy Issues for Older | ||||
| Populations | 3 | |||||
| HMS | 290 | Coordinated Internship | 3 | |||
| IST | Elective | 3 | ||||
| SOC | 247 | Death and Dying | 3 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 18 | 15 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Gerontology: Care Management = 66.
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