Degree Requirements 2008-2009 Catalog Year

1.  FGCU General Education (36 hrs)
Visit the General Education Program web site for more information:
http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education/

1. Communication (6 hrs)
2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
3. Humanities (9 hrs)
4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
    Select ECO 2023
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)

2.  Common Prerequisites 

• ACG 2021 Core Concepts of Accounting I (3 hrs)
• ACG 2071 Core Concepts of Accounting II (3 hrs)
• CGS 1100 Introduction to Computers (3 hrs)
• ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hrs)

3.  Interdisciplinary College Core (12 hrs)

• IHS 3101 Shaping Health Care in the 21st Century (3)
• IHS 3203 Management & Leadership in Health Care Organizations (3)
• IHS 4504 Research Methods in Health Care (3)
• IHS 4938 Senior Seminar (3)

4.  Required Courses in the Major (45 hrs)

• GEY 3001 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
• GEY 3601 Aging & Human Performance (3)
• GEY 4643 Later Life Transitions (3)
• HSA 3110 Principles of Health Services Administration (3)
• HSA 3150 Health Care Policy in the US (3)
• HSA 4170 Models of Financial Management in Health Care (3)
• HSA 4191 Health Care Information Systems (3)
• HSA 4222 Long Term Care Administration (3)
• HSA 4223  Advanced Long Term Care Administration (3)
• HSA 4251 Food Service Management (3)
• HSA 4340 Human Resource Management in Health Services Organizations (3)
• HSA 4502   Risk Management in Health Services (3)
• HSA 4811 Practicum I in Long Term Care Administration (3)
• HSA 4812 Practicum II in Long Term Care Administration (3)
• IHS 3112 Legal & Ethical Principles of Health Care (3)

5.  University Requirements (3 hrs)

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

7.  Additional Electives (15 hrs)
Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED 120 HRS

8.  Additional Graduation Requirements

• Earn a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA on all course work attempted at FGCU.
• Within the 120 total credit hours, a minimum of 48 credit hours at the upper division (courses numbered 3000 and higher).
• Earn a grade of C or above in all courses identified in Sections 3, 4, and 5 above.  A grade of C- does not satisfy the requirement of a minimum grade of C.
• At least 25% of the coursework required for the degree and 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at FGCU.
• Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy service-learning requirement.  See www.fgcu.edu/connect/

9.  Transfer Notes
Students who transfer from a Florida public community college or university may substitute another computer course (CGSXXXX) for CGS 1100.