To prepare to become a gerontological nurse practitioner, Kuo enrolled in Cal State Fullerton’s aging science minor, offered for the first time this fall. That insight will be invaluable as I care for aging patients.”While open to any students, the aging science minor is geared toward STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — students interested in medical school or a graduate research degree, said Laura Zettel-Watson, interim associate dean and coordinator of the Aging Studies Program. One new course, Aging Science: Theoretical Foundations and Applications, introduces students to the science of aging. A National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging grant for CSUF’s MSTEM Scholars Trained in Aging Research Program funded the creation of the new courses. With the population rapidly maturing in the U.S., the minor program trains students to incorporate the latest aging knowledge into their respective fields.