Leadership in Senior Living and Aging Services (18)

Certificate of Graduate Study

This interdisciplinary certificate prepares students for leadership positions
within the senior living and aging services industry, including long-term care administration. With satisfactory knowledge in accounting and completion of certificate courses related to laws and regulations concerning long-term care, the aging process, and administrative and financial aspects of operation, students meet course work requirements for the examination required to be licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator in Illinois
This certificate is open to any NIU graduate student or graduate student-at-large in good academic standing at the university. A student wishing to pursue this certificate should consult their program advisor or the Aging Services/Senior Living program.

Primary Content Area (12)

GERO 568 - Leadership in Aging Services Credits: 3
HDFS 565 - Theories and Issues in Aging Studies Credits: 3
PHHE 533 - Principles of Long-Term Care Administration Credits: 3
PHHE 653 - Financial Decision Making for Health Services Managers Credits: 3

Choose two of the following (6)

GERO 518 - Social Policy and Advocacy in Aging Credits: 3
GERO 542 - Gerontology: Community Services Credits: 3
GERO 567 - Internship in Aging Services Credits: 3-12
Only 3 credit hours in GERO 567 will count towards this certificate
NUTR 612 - Geriatric Nutrition Credits: 3
PHHE 510 - Coping with Death, Dying, and Loss Credits: 3
SLP 674 - Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders of Neurologically Impaired Adults Credits: 3