Eldercare (C)

Certificate · Program Code: 175 · Credit Hours: 42-45 · Contact Hours: 45-50

Dean: Jamie Pagels

The Eldercare Certificate program offers committed students the opportunity to help address the challenges facing an aging population as they confront a variety of decisions ranging from healthcare, fiscal and legal issues to questions involving ethics, death and dying, and communicating effectively across generations.

General Education Requirements: 6-7 Credit Hours

Program Requirements: 36-38 Credit Hours

Medical Aspects of Eldercare: 12 Credit Hours
AH 154 - Certified Nurse Aide Training (5 credit hours) and
AH 254 - Advanced Certified Nurse Aide Skills (4 credit hours)
or
EMS 110 - EMT Basic (9 credit hours)
AH 180 - Pharmacology For Allied Health (3 credit hours) or
HE 200 - Nutrition (3 credit hours)
Medical System Navigation: 14 Credit Hours
AH 118 - Navigating the Healthcare System (3 credit hours)
OAS 101 - Customer Service (1 credit hour)
OAS 116 - Medical Terminology (3 credit hours)
OAS 220 - Beginning Medical Coding (2 credit hours)
OAS 221 - Beginning Medical Billing (2 credit hours)
B 155 - Personal Finance (3 credit hours) or
LA 206 - Probate Law (3 credit hours)
Humanistic Aspects of Eldercare: 9 Credit Hours
COM 170 - Interpersonal Communication (3 credit hours)
PHL 120 - Eldercare Ethics (3 credit hours)
SOC 220 - Death & Dying (3 credit hours)
Eldercare Work-Based Learning (Optional): 1-3 Credit Hours
AH 292 - Work Based Learning - Eldercare (1 credit hours)

Suggested Sequence for Full-Time Students:

Semester I (Fall)

Semester II (Winter)

Semester III (Fall)

Semester IV (Winter)

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