Gerontology Program
The Gerontology Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), had its formal beginning in 1983. However, gerontological research at UNCG had been ongoing since 1969, and a variety of gerontologically focused classes had been offered in various departments.
In the 1983-1984 academic year, UNCG began offering an Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology Concentration as a second major or minor taken in addition to a primary major from any other department.
During the early 1990s, budget pressures University wide made it difficult and eventually impossible for the program to operate, and it was officially terminated in 1994. However, in the Fall of 2001, the Gerontology Program was resurrected as a graduate certificate program in 1997, the Master of Science in Gerontology degree program was established in 2001. Also by 2001, a multidisciplinary focus returned to Gerontology at UNCG with several departments offering gerontologically focused degrees or certificates, including the Gerontological Nursing and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner programs through the School of Nursing, and the Gerontological Counseling program offered by the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Education. In addition, a specialization in Family Gerontology could be met through the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Today, the UNCG Gerontology Program continues to offer the Master of Science in Gerontology, the post-baccalaureate certificate in Gerontology, and a Gerontology undergraduate minor.
The Gerontology Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) officially began in 1983 when the university started offering an Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology Concentration as a second major or minor taken in addition to a primary major from any other department. However, gerontology research at the university had been ongoing since 1969. During the early 1990s, budgetary pressure made it difficult for the program to operate and eventually in 1994, it was terminated. In 2001, the program was resurrected with the establishment of a Master of Science in Gerontology degree. Other departments also began offering degrees related to gerontology including the School of Nursing and School of Education. Today, the UNCG Gerontology Program continues to offer a Master’s of Science degree in Gerontology, a post-baccalaureate certificate in Gerontology, and a Gerontology undergraduate minor.