Gerontology Curriculum
Students majoring in gerontology must meet the following requirements for graduation:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum 1 | 46 | |
| College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum 2 | 21-24 | |
| Gerontology Core Requirements | ||
| SO 101 | Introduction to Sociology 3 | 3 |
| PS 101 | Introduction to Psychology 3 | 3 |
| GT 205 | From College to Career (SO/CJ 205) | 1 |
| GT 263 | Sociology of Aging (SO 263) | 3 |
| PS 234 | Adult Development & Aging (gt 234) | 3 |
| GT 290 | Research Methods (SO 290) | 3 |
| BMS 200 | Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging 3 | 3 |
| GT 382 | Studying Social Issues with Statistics (SO 382) | 3 |
| GT 400 | Senior Seminar (SO 400) | 3 |
| Two internships in the community: | ||
| GT 392 | Internship in the Community (SO 392) | 3 |
| GT 394 | Advanced Internship in the Community | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3 | ||
| The Invisible Ladder: Social Inequalities Inequalities 3 | ||
| Sociology of Families (WGS 255) 3 | ||
| Power and Social Institutions | ||
| Population and Society 3 | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness 3 | ||
| Sociology of Death and Dying (GT 305) | ||
| Philosophy of Death and Dying | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
Any PT or OT course | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Community Program Development (SO 270) | ||
| Sociology of Death and Dying (SO 305) | ||
| Introduction to Social Work (SO 311) | ||
| Case Management (SO 315) | ||
| Free Electives | 10-13 | |
| Total Credits | 120-126 | |
| 1 | All students must complete the University Curriculum requirements. |
| 2 | Students must complete the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum requirements specific to their major. See details below. |
| 3 | These courses also satisfy University Curriculum requirements. |
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum
The College of Arts and Sciences offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. As the home of the liberal arts at Quinnipiac, CAS encourages students to pursue a balanced program of study across multiple disciplines. In pursuit of that goal, CAS imposes additional requirements beyond the University Curriculum.
All CAS students (both bachelor of science and bachelor of arts) must complete one foreign language through the 102-level. Foreign language classes may also count toward the UC Personal Inquiry II requirement.
Additionally, students earning a bachelor of arts must fulfill separate requirements for breadth and depth of study:
For the breadth requirement, students must complete at least 3 credits in each of the four CAS disciplinary areas other than the area of the student’s major. These areas are: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. For example, a student majoring in political science—a social science discipline—would complete at least 3 credits each in fine arts, humanities and natural science. A course taken to fulfill the CAS breadth requirement may not simultaneously fulfill any UC requirement.
For the depth requirement, students must complete at least 9 credits within a single subject area other than that of the major. (A “subject area” is identified with a catalog subject code, such as PL, CJ, WS, MA, etc.) CAS depth courses may also count toward UC requirements.
Students pursuing a bachelor of science, a double major, or certain accelerated degree programs are exempt from the CAS breadth and depth requirements, but must complete the foreign language requirement.