Winston-Salem State University has gotten the approval of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to establish a bachelor's of arts degree in gerontology, the study of the process of aging.
Designed to prepare students to think analytically about the aging process, graduates will be prepared for positions in the senior citizen housing market — including assisted-living facilities, dementia-specific residences and health and human services agencies. They will also be prepared for graduate and professional study.
The program will require at least 122 semester hours, including 62 hours of general education courses, 23 hours in a gerontology core and 9 hours of therapeutic recreation, political science and psychology. Electives will be chosen from business, social sciences and nursing.
Students will also be required to complete a six-hour internship.
The program will begin in the fall and will admit 23 freshmen. By the 2003-04 academic year, upperclassmen enrollment is projected to reach 46.
— Compiled by Eric St. John
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