The College of Arts and Sciences requires each of its students to pursue a balanced program of study, choosing one of two tracks - the Liberal Arts Track or the Sciences Track. The coursework includes a combination of University-wide and College of Arts and Sciences requirements. The University-wide requirements include the University Curriculum (UC), which applies to students who entered Quinnipiac University in the 2006-07 academic year or later. In consultation with their academic advisers, students select courses to satisfy requirements for all BA and BS degrees offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Liberal Arts Track
The requirements listed below apply to students who are pursuing a BA or BS in computer science, criminal justice, English, gerontology, history, independent majors, interactive digital design, legal studies, mathematics, political science, psychology, social services, sociology, Spanish or theater.

Students, in consultation with their advisers, select courses to satisfy the UC requirements in conjunction with their major and College of Arts and Sciences requirements. The College of Arts and Sciences requirements for this track include:

• one course outside the major in the social sciences
• one course outside the major in the humanities
• one course outside the major in the fine arts
• three 300-level courses outside the major
• one foreign language through the 102-level (chosen from ARB 102, CN 102, FR 102, GR 102, HBR 102, IT 102, JP 102 or SP 102)

A student pursuing a double major is exempt from these College of Arts and Sciences requirements, with the exception of the foreign language requirement. Some courses may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. For example, a sociology major could use a 300-level English course to satisfy two requirements: the outside-the-major requirement in the humanities and one course in the non-major 300-level courses.

Sciences Track
The requirements listed below apply to students who are pursuing the BS in biochemistry, biology, chemistry or psychobiology. Students, in consultation with their advisers, select courses to satisfy the UC requirements in conjunction with their major requirements in the natural sciences.

In contrast to students in the liberal arts track, students are advised to enroll in their science core in the first semester of their freshman year. Whatever their intended major, students in the science track should understand that many of their introductory courses are available only as sequential, fall/spring offerings. For example, BIO 101 General Biology I and CHE 110 General Chemistry I are offered only in the fall, and BIO 102 General Biology II and CHE 111 General Chemistry II are offered only in the spring. Further, advanced courses absolutely require the introductory courses as prerequisites.

Because of these curriculum considerations, students are well advised to review the suggested, four-year curriculum for their major in the University Catalog, as well as take full advantage of the recommendations of their faculty adviser.