Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

The Minor in Gerontology is open to University of Waterloo students who wish to obtain some specialization in gerontology.

Degree Requirements for the Minor

1. Students must be in an honours or four-year general program at the University of Waterloo.
2. An overall minimum average of 67% is required for courses presented for the minor.
3. Normally, a maximum of 2 courses (1.0 unit) obtained on Letter of Permission or in transfer credit may be applied toward fulfilment of the Minor in Gerontology course requirements. These courses must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements as assessed by the school/department offering the replaced course. 
4. Successful completion of 5.0 units from the following requirements:

• Required courses (1.0 unit):
  GERON 201/HLTH 201 (normally should be taken before List A or List B courses)
  GERON 400/HLTH 400 
• Restricted elective courses (List A plus List B must total 4.0 units):
  • List A (a minimum of 2.0 units) from the following: 
    GERON 245/HLTH 245
    GERON 255/SCI 255
    GERON 352/HLTH 352/KIN 352/REC 362/SOC 352
    GERON 355/BIOL 355
    HLTH 253/SOC 253
    HLTH 451
    KIN 406
    KIN 418
    REC 361
    SOCWK 367R
  • List B (remaining units to a total of 4.0 units) from the following:
    GERON 210/HLTH 210/KIN 210
    GERON 218/HLTH 218/PSYCH 218
    GERON 220/HLTH 220
    HLTH 407/KIN 407
    HLTH 420/GEOG 432/PLAN 432
    KIN 422
    KIN 429
    KIN 456
    PHIL 226
    PSYCH 398
    SOC 248
    SOCWK 240R
    An approved course in statistics (a list of approved courses is available from the School of Public Health and Health Systems Undergraduate Office).