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Gerontology Admission Requirements

At ULV, we accept applications and admit graduate students year round. Applicants may enroll in up to six semester hours as non-matriculated students.

A potential student must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution, with a minimum grade point average (G.P.A.) or 2.5 for the last two years of study. Other requirements include a written statement of goals and objectives for obtaining the M.S. Gerontology or Certificate in Gerontology and three recommendations from the applicant's academic and/or professional network. International students must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550 and specified financial documents.

University Policies, Fees, and Services

Transfer Credit Up to 12 semester hours of graduate-level credit may be transferred from other universities into the M.S. Gerontology program; a maximum of six semester hours may be transferred into the Certificate in Gerontology program from other universities. Courses must be from regionally-accredited colleges or universities and directly related to ULV's Graduate Programs in Gerontology. Transfer courses must be less than five years old with grades of at least B.

Second ULV Master's Degree Students who have completed a master's degree at ULV and wish to earn a second degree at the University may transfer up to 21 semester hours as approved by the program chair from the first degree to meet the requirements for the second degree. A new "culminating activity" must be part of the second degree program. Similarly, students may transfer up to nine ULV graduate semester hours into the Certificate in Gerontology program with approval from the program chair.

Tuition, Fees, and Student Loans ULV offers a pay plan to allow students to pay tuition in installments. Students may also pay in full at the time of registration. The university accepts most major credit cards and company reimbursement plans.

Financial aid is available in the form of student loans. Applicants are advised to contact the Financial Aid Department promptly for help with the financial aid process, as it takes several weeks before money can be disbursed. The financial aid web site is: http://www.ulv.edu/financial_aid/

ULV's Policy of Non-Discrimination The University of La Verne does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national, or ethnic origin or handicap in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, personnel matters, financial aid programs, and athletic and other such university administered programs. ULV is proud to be an equal opportunity institution.

More Information
For additional information, or to apply to the Graduate Programs in Gerontology, please contact:

Department of Health Services Management
Graduate Programs in Gerontology
University of La Verne
1950 3rd Street
La Verne, CA 91750

TEL: 909-593-3511, ext. 1-4247
FAX: 909-392-2702
braninj@ulv.edu