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Gerontology & Aging Services
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Increase your understanding of the many factors that impact how we age with an online bachelor's degree in gerontology and aging services from ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ. Engage with a wide network of peers and experienced faculty members as you prepare to improve the future of aging services and policy. With convenient online courses, multiple start dates, access to lifetime career services, and a generous transfer credit policy, UMGC provides the flexibility and support you need. Start your journey today.Â
Program Highlights
- Apply knowledge: Access, interpret, and apply research findings related to biological, psychological, and social processes in the context of aging.
- Understand impact: Analyze the impact of factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, and social class on the aging process.
- Improve policy: Analyze the development of policies related to aging and their impact on services and organizations for older adults, both locally and nationally.
- Gain experience: Apply knowledge to work with older adults in a chosen area of practice.
- Maintain ethical standards: Practice within the legal and ethical standards of the aging services field.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, GERO 100)
- (3 Credits, GERO 301)
- (3 Credits, GERO 302)
- (3 Credits, GERO 306)
- (3 Credits, GERO 311)
- (3 Credits, GERO 320)
- (3 Credits, GERO 338)
- (3 Credits, GERO 342)
- GERO 390
- (3 Credits, GERO 427)
- (3 Credits, GERO 486A)
Related Required Course
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is specifically designed to prepare you to succeed in diverse professional environments such as healthcare facilities, senior living communities, government agencies, nonprofits dedicated to aging services, consultancies specializing in aging, policy organizations, and more. Graduates might explore careers as geriatric care managers, senior services coordinators, program directors, social workers, policy analysts, community outreach leaders, or aging advocacy specialists.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
To up 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Required internship (can be virtual)
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Health Services Management
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
An online bachelor’s degree in health services management from ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ may help you build a foundation of knowledge and competencies for effective management in the dynamic healthcare environment. The career-relevant skills you’ll learn in areas such as data analysis and health policy may help boost your career potential and marketability with employers. Our experienced faculty members bring their practical expertise to the classroom to help you expand your knowledge base. Earn your online bachelor’s degree in health services management on your own time with our convenient online courses and save time and money with our generous transfer credit policy. Why wait? Take the first step and apply today!
Program Highlights
- Gain business skills: Exercise sound business and financial management principles in healthcare settings through process mapping and strategic planning.
- Apply tech advances: Apply technological advances and emerging trends in the U.S. healthcare system to achieve organizational goals and practices.
- Analyze data: Identify, analyze, and evaluate quantitative and qualitative healthcare data and information for effective decision-making in various healthcare settings.
- Study legal issues: Evaluate legal and ethical issues associated with the planning and delivery of healthcare services.
- Review health policy: Analyze policies related to healthcare management.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, HMGT 300)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 307)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 310)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 320)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 322)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 335)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 372)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 400)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 420)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 435)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 495)
Related Required Courses
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 305)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for higher-level education in health services management and early- to mid-career management positions in various healthcare settings. Potential job titles within specific health services management careers include healthcare administrator, department manager, strategy and business development manager, director of marketing and business development, director of operations, accreditation manager, care coordinator, call center department manager, and blood donor recruiter.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Nursing (RN to BSN)
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Secure your future in a critical field by earning an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ. Build on your previous nursing knowledge and learn valuable new skills in an online program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Earn your BSN degree on your own schedule with our convenient online courses. Plus, you’ll be able to save time and money as you study, thanks to our scholarship opportunities for eligible students and our generous transfer credit policy. Ready to succeed again? Apply today!
Program Highlights
- Use knowledge: Utilize knowledge gained from the arts, sciences, and humanities to the role of the professional nurse by incorporating ethics, core values, accountability, and theories to professional nursing practice.
- Develop plans: Develop a nursing plan of care using person-centered assessment skills and strategies that are culturally sensitive, respect diversity, support equity and inclusivity when recognizing alterations in patients’ genetic, psychobiological, and environmental processes.
- Communicate wellness: Describe health wellness and chronic disease management in patient populations that span the continuum of healthcare delivery including community/public/global health, acute care, ambulatory care, long term care, rehabilitative and palliative care settings.
- Analyze data Integrate evidenced-based practice and nursing research to analyze patient outcomes data, apply clinical judgment to make informed decisions, and deliver high-quality care to individuals, families, and communities along the health continuum of care.
- Promote collaboration: Demonstrate active participation as a vital member of an interprofessional healthcare team by working as a team to enhance, advocate for, and measure safe, equitable, high-quality, cost-effective, inclusive, and compassionate patient care outcomes.
- Enhance outcomes: Engage actively in complex systems of healthcare emphasizing patient safety, quality improvement principles, collaborative partnerships, and current policy initiatives to measurably enhance outcomes of diverse patient populations.
- Evaluate information: Evaluate information and communication technologies effectively to collect data, generate knowledge, promote accurate documentation to support safe patient care, and consistently adhere to ethical and legal standards during the provision of care.
- Demonstrate leadership: Demonstrate both leadership development skills within complex healthcare systems by participating in innovative strategies and solutions that improve overall patient outcomes with a heightened awareness of social justice and social determinants of health.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, NURS 302)
- (4 Credits, NURS 322)
- (3 Credits, NURS 352)
- (3 Credits, NURS 372)
- (3 Credits, NURS 392)
- (3 Credits, NURS 412)
- (3 Credits, NURS 432)
- (3 Credits, NURS 452)
- (2 Credits, NURS 472)
- (3 Credits, NURS 496)
Related Required Courses
The following required courses may be applied to general education requirements and must be satisfied before your enrollment in (3 Credits, NURS 302):
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
- (3 Credits, PSYC 100)
- (3 Credits, SOCY 100)
- (4 Credits, BIOL 230)
- BIOL 201
- BIOL 202
Please note: You may take the optional Workplace Learning courses, NURS 486A or NURS 486B. Workplace Learning course credits cannot be used to replace any course requirements in the nursing major but can be applied to electives.
Career Preparation
This degree program is designed to help registered nurses with a diploma or associate degree earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) and advance their careers in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, non-profits organizations, and private practices. BSN degree graduates may be preparing to advance in/move into nursing leadership, case management, information technology, nursing education, and population health.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
Please see our program-specific admission requirements.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- RN license required for admission
- Location restrictions apply
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
UMGC's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) is only open to students who:
- Reside in and have an active, unencumbered registered nursing (RN) license in an approved state, listed under State-Specific Details on the program webpage.
- Are in compliance with their primary state of residence's RN licensure requirements.
- Have an associate degree or diploma in nursing from a registered nursing education program approved by the .
Please note: 30 upper-level credits will be applied for your active, unencumbered RN license.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program is only available to residents of one of the following approved states: AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV.
Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.
