Certificate - Gerontology
- 1 year
- Duration
- Upon request
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
This intense 1-year program delivers an Ontario College Graduate Certificate to internationally trained students.
This program does not give Canadian nursing licensure. College of Nurses of Ontario and/or other regulatory authorities must assess and approve separate licenses. Click the icon below to learn how to seek program completion verification from NNAS or CNO.
The Gerontology program is suitable for nurses who want to acquire leadership abilities in caring for older individuals in varied settings. Graduates will combine advanced study with professional qualifications and experience to serve a rising population.
Highlights
- Interprofessional nursing and allied health education.
- Access to Co-Curricular Record recognizes student participation, leadership, and extracurricular activities.
- Clinical placement for 112 hours.
- Advanced simulation lab.
- International Division advisement and transition services.
Program structure
Term One
- Fundamental Clinical Skills
- Health and Aging in Canada
- Older Adult and Long Term Care Nursing
- Healthy Aging in the Community
- Advanced Communication in Nursing
Term Two
- Gerontological Nursing Practice
- Introduction to Interprofessional Education and Practice
- Nursing Leadership
- Introduction to Evidence Based Nursing
- Older Adult and Hospital Based Nursing
Price
Upon request
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:
- Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
- ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
- International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada
If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - 169 – No skill under 162
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test** 6.0 – No individual band under 5.5.
- Duolingo Language Test - Overall score of 105+, with no individual score under 95
- Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test - Paper-based: 500, Computer based: 173, iBT: 79, Minimum: 20 Writing, 20 Speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 46+, with no individual skill under 36
- Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) including CAEL Online Proficiency Test - 60 – No individual band under 50.
- Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP) - Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%
About the university
Niagara College, with campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, is conveniently located in the center of the Niagara Region, only minutes away from one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The college is home to more than 130 cutting-edge academic programs.
All of our campuses are home to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching methods, including small class sizes, cutting-edge research, and real-world application.
These courses put students in an interactive and technologically advanced learning environment. Our grads are well-versed in multiple cultures, quick learners, and risk takers who push the envelope of what's possible in business in Niagara, Canada, and beyond.
Why Niagara College?
- 130+ certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and Bachelor's Degree programs
- 600+ credit, vocational and general interest courses
- We care about you and want you to succeed - employers report high levels of satisfaction with the skills and knowledge possessed by NC graduates.
- Building a sustainable future
- More than seven thousand students per year participate in cooperative education, field placements, internships, learning enterprises, apprenticeships, clinical placements, course-based research, and fieldwork in about one hundred different academic disciplines.
