College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

123 Sample Degree Plan: 24 credit hours Fall (August) Winter (January) Summer (May) Year 1 SFTM 5310: Introduction to Systems Theory (may be transferred in) FSHC 5000: Family Systems Health Care I FSHC 5500: Politics and Economics of Health Care Systems SFTM 5321: Theories of Marital & Family Therapy (may be transferred in) FSHC 5010: Family Systems Health Care II (Grief and Loss across Cultures) FSHC 6400: Understanding Human Systems in Health Care Settings FSHC 5100: External Practicum I SFTM 6320: Assessment in Marital & Family Therapy (may be transferred in) FSHC 5300: Integration and Collaboration Among Health Care Systems FSHC 5110: External Practicum II [*Electives offered each term] *Electives can be created to fit student interests. Graduate Certificate in Gerontology Overview Our certificate program offers an 18 credit, six course curriculum, which covers the major areas of Gerontology. These six areas provide professionals already working in the fields of human services, health care, long term care, senior housing, or any other area in which older adults are served, the opportunity to augment and/or enhance their expertise about aging. The professional with this expertise will be better equipped to work with the broad range of interdependent issues that older adults experience, as well as allow for advancement in a career in which aging is a focus. Admissions Requirements The Department of Justice and Human Services accepts applications to the Master's and Graduate Certificate programs from any person who possesses, or is in the process of completing a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university. Applicants must complete all bachelor's degree requirements before beginning graduate studies. 1. Complete online application form. 2. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. Official transcripts from all schools attended and/or agency evaluation of foreign degree. 3. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework or a master's degree with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better; or a total score of 300 or higher on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the past five years, or other similar measures. 4. Personal statement (300 word minimum) why you are interested in the program to which you are applying for, as well as your professional goals, your assessment of