Program Information

Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Gerontology are required to take GRN 100 (Introduction to Gerontology) plus four other courses from Block 1 (Psychology), three courses from each of two other blocks, and the Senior Seminar (LABA 499; LABA 403/404 for Honors Students). At least two courses, not including the Senior Seminar, must be at the 300 or 400 level. For other requirements associated with the Liberal Arts Program, click here.

Block 1

• GRN 100: Introduction to Gerontology
• PSY 201: Developmental Psychology
• PSY 215: Psychology of Aging
• PSY 401, 402, 403, 404: Supervised Research
• PSY 491: Practicum
• PSY 493, 494, 495, 496: Psychology Co-op

Block 2

• SOC 322: Sociology of Aging
• SOC 493, 494, 495, 496: Sociology Internship

Block 3

• SWK 212: Human Behavior & Social Environment II
• SWK 252: Death and Dying
• SWK 352: Social Work with the Aging
• SWK 493, 494: Social Work Internship

Block 4

• BIO 101: Human Biology
• BIO 104: Human Genetics
• BIO 231: Human Anatomy and Physiology
• BIO 337: Oncology
• BIO 360: Pathophysiology
• BIO 489: Internship in Health Studies
• BIO 493, 494, 495, 496: Biology Co-op
• BIO 497, 498, 499: Independent Study