Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

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Units required for the BS: 120
Units required for the major: 48
Minimum grade required: "C" or better in all major and multidisciplinary core/elective courses.

A. Required Courses (18 units)
(3) GERO 101 Elder Care Continuum Services and Strategies
(3) GERO 102 Social Policy for an Aging Society
(3) GERO 103 Applied Care Management in Gerontological Practice
(3) GERO 195A Field Experience
(3) GERO 195B Field Experience
(3) Research Courrse (Consult the Program Adviser to pick one of several available options.)

B. Required Interdisciplinary Core (21 units)
(3) BIO 120 Biological Aspects of Aging
(3) ETHN 133 Cross-Cultural Aging in America
(3) FACS 147 Financial & Legal Aspects of Aging
(3) NURS 163 Holistic Approach to Aging
(3) PSYC 151 Psychological Aspects of Death & Dying
(3) RPTA 117 Therapeutic Recreation & Contemporary Aspects of Disability
(3) SWRK 151 Health Services and Systems

C. Electives (9 units)
Select not more than 6 units in any one of the following areas:

Applied Service/Administration
(1-6) GERO 199 Special Problems
(3) HLSC 116 Public Health Administration and Policy
(3) KINS 136 Sport and Aging
(3) HROB 101 The Management of Contemporary Organizations

General Focus (Consult the Program Adviser for other courses that may be counted as general electives.)
(3) FACS 119 Nutrition and Aging
(3) FACS 159 Adulthood & Aging in Human Development
(3) HLSC 150 Aging and Health
(3) PSYC 150 Psychological Aspects of Aging
(2) SOC 102B Research Methods Lab