Welcome to Butler - Welcome to Butler Community College

Gerontology Certificate Program

Take the Pure Learning Power of Butler Community College and the impeccable reputation of Butler's nursing department and you know you'll be getting education that is second-to-none.

What's better is that you can take all of the courses wherever YOU are. All courses are internet-based. That means you can do class work whenever its convenient for you, wherever its convenient for you. All courses may be taken for college credit or Continuing Education Units (CEU). Butler is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.

Courses are broken down into three clusters: The first cluster is geared toward administrative and leadership development. The second cluster deals with social and ethical types of courses. The third cluster covers the actual nursing care of older adults. Following completion of each cluster, students will earn a certificate of achievement from Butler.

More information is available in this brochure.

image of a young nurse conversing with an older patient

Tuition and Fee Rates for 2007/2008:
Butler County Residents: $61.25 per credit hour
In-State: $72.25 per credit hour
Out-State: $118.25 per credit hour
International: $194.75 per credit hour
On-line fee: $45.00 per course

Fee for Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for 2007/2008:
15 CEU credit course: $195.00
30 CEU credit course: $345.00
45 CEU credit course: $495.00
This includes the $45.00 on-line per course fee

NR 115 IV Therapy for LPN 3 credit hours or 45 CEU’s
NR 222 Introduction to Minimum Data Set 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 223 Legal Issues of the Elderly 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 225 Management/Leadership for the LPN 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 226 Issues of the Older Adult 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 227 Culturally Diverse Older Adult 1 credit hour or 15 CEU’s
NR 228 The Older Woman 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 232 Pain in the Older Adult 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 233 Pharmacology and the Older Adult 1 credit hour or 15 CEU’s
NR 235 Mental Health of Older Adults 2 credit hours or 30 CEU’s
NR 236 Nutrition and the Older Adult 1 credit hour or 15 CEU’s

Gerontology Course Schedule, when the above classes are available:

	Summer 2007 (6-4-2007– 7-27-2007)	Fall 2007 (8-20-2007– 10-12-2007)	Fall 2007 (10-17-2007– 12-14-2007)	Spring 2008 (1-22-2008– 3-14-2008)	Spring 2008 (3-24-2008– 5-16-2008)
NR115	X		X	X	X
NR222		X
NR223			X
NR225			X	X
NR226	X
NR227		X			X
NR228			X
NR232	X			X
NR233		X			X
NR235	X				X
NR236				X