Enhance quality of life for our most-treasured generations with a graduate certificate from A&M-Commerce!
Old age happens to all of us. Help older populations maintain their quality of life by learning to support them through life’s changes. Take your skills to the next level with our Psychology of Gerontology and Positive Aging graduate certificate. As you earn your graduate certificate, you’ll learn about physical, cognitive and social issues experienced in older adulthood in order to help them retain dignity as they age.
Where It Is Offered
Online
Duration1 Year
Foreign LanguageNo foreign language credits required
Delivery
Fully Online, Only Offered Online (100% Online)
Focus on both experimental and theoretical approaches to the study of cognitive, personality, social, perceptual and physical development from conception to death.
Health PsychologyPSY 593
Learn about the basic ADA law. that details accessibility for all, and the different medical disorders and diseases and the implications for the psychological health and impact on psychological functioning of individuals with these disorders.
Ethical Issues in OrganizationPSY 594
Explore how ethical issues are applied to individuals in an organizational setting and the development and application of professional and business codes.
Psychology of GerontologyPSY 598
Investigate various topics in gerontology including physical and mental changes in older adults, transitions such as retirement, mental health issues for the older adult and health issues.
Special Topic (Cognitive Aging)PSY 697
Consider the cognitive processes such as processing speed, attention, different forms of memory, and decision making, and how these processes change with age as you consider “optimal aging.”
Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”
Select “Psychology of Gerontology and Positive Aging, Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”
Pay the $50 application fee.
Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.
After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
Provisional Status
After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.
Step 2. Submit Documents
Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.
Official Transcripts
Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].
We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.
All international transcripts must be evaluated and the evaluation submitted to the Graduate School.
We accepts evaluations sent directly from the following Agencies.
If a normal evaluation is submitted, official original transcripts with all marksheets will still need to be submitted.
If a WES ICAP or equivalent is submitted, we will not need the official transcripts to be submitted separately.
Postal Alternative
If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:
Texas A&M University-Commerce Attn: Graduate School PO Box 3011 Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status
Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.
Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”
Select “Psychology of Gerontology and Positive Aging Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”
Pay the $75 application fee.
Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.
After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
Step 2. Submit Documents
Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.
Official Transcripts
Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to: Texas A&M University-Commerce Attn: Graduate School 2600 S. Neal St. Commerce, Texas 75428
Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status
Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.
