140.254.51.54 <h1>Sage Requirements</h1><ul><li>Students must <a href="/registration">enroll</a> in SAGE by the designated registration deadline.</li><li>One course is offered each quarter, spring, summer and autumn. It is preferable to begin the course sequence in spring quarter.</li><li>All students will earn a Certificate of Completion in Gerontology from The Ohio State University. </li><li>Class size is limited so be sure to complete the <a href="/registration">registration</a> to &quot;hold your place&quot; in the next SAGE series. </li><li>The Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology reserves the right to cancel a Sage Course up to one week prior to the beginning of the quarter if the required enrollment level has not been achieved.</li><li><strong><em>Current OSU students interested in pursuing SAGE should complete the SAGE registration process and <u>ALSO</u> contact Linda Mauger at mauger.10@osu.edu or 614-293-8031 for details regarding registration and academic credit.</em></strong></li></ul><h3>Continuing Education Requirements</h3><div class="simple_box sm_fltbox blubox">Each SAGE course is approved for five (5) hours of continuing education credit by the<strong> State of Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA)</strong>, in accordance with BENHA regulations regarding maximum annual online continuing education credit. The BENHA approval number is 5-08 (November 08-November 09).&nbsp; SAGE is also approved for Social Workers by the <strong>Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and FamilyTherapist Board</strong>, approval number MSX050925. </div><p>Students are required to complete all assigned readings, review all web resources, view assigned videos and participate in weekly discussions with interdisciplinary class members and faculty throughout the 10 week quarter for each course. Contributions to the discussions are expected to be informed, thoughtful and respectful of others opinions and positions. All students are expected to successfully complete the end-of-quarter written assignment or test in order to effectively demonstrate their proficiency in each SAGE course. Course faculty will determine a satisfactory or unsatisfactory grade at the end of each course in the series. Students will be granted five hours of continuing education credit per course (or 15 hours for the series) from the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology of The Ohio State University Medical Center, which may be presented to professional credentialing organizations for possible continuing education credit.</p><h3>Tuition:</h3><p>$475 per course, or $1,425 for the series.</p><h3>Contact:</h3><p>The Ohio State University Medical Center<br />Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology<br />S2042 Davis Center<br />480 Medical Center Drive</p><p>Columbus, Ohio 43210<br />Phone: 614-293-4815<br />Fax: 614-293-5612 </p><p>E-Mail: Program Manager Linda Mauger: <a href="mailto:mauger.10@osu.edu">mauger.10@osu.edu</a></p> 2006-09-11T13:56:00Z [No Filter] requirements 2 1 1 requirements 2009-05-18T16:28:14Z 14