Mission Statement

A Quinnipiac education fosters in-depth learning, the gaining of disciplinary expertise (the major), and promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the expertise in local and global contexts (the University Curriculum). In addition, a QU education inspires students to learn how to work independently both in and outside the classroom to gain a closer and more complex sense of themselves as citizens, intellectuals and human beings. Through the University Curriculum, intentional learning is fostered by studying human cultures, artistic and literary expressions, the physical and natural worlds, and the forces that have shaped and continue to shape our world. Students develop a flexible and open mind, the capacity to learn from others, effective communication skills and the ability to influence potential solutions to global problems. Students demonstrate their abilities through classroom and civic engagement, in both their local and global communities. A student’s education at Quinnipiac University is a single, reciprocal process with specialized education in the major integrated with general education, with each providing dimension to the other. In the way that the major leads a student to deep, disciplinary knowledge, general education leads a student to broad knowledge gained from multiple perspectives and in concert, they support the students’ achievement as measured by the Essential Learning Outcomes. A Quinnipiac University graduate is a well-rounded individual who demonstrates knowledge of science, cultures, numeracy, the arts, history and society as well as an ability to apply learning to complex problems and challenges.

The requirements of the University Curriculum ensure that all students receive a broad education that exposes them to different perspectives and ways of knowing, producing lifelong learners who can, upon graduation, become leaders in their professions, in the communities where they live, and in their role as informed citizens. The University Curriculum also contributes significantly to the development of the Essential Learning Outcomes that are expected for graduates of Quinnipiac University.

Statement of Purpose for the Breadth Component

As a consequence of personal inquiry and a balanced, purposeful selection of courses representing diverse perspectives, students will:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of science, cultures, numeracy, history, arts and society.
  • Develop the skills, knowledge and diverse perspectives necessary to address complexity.
  • Acquire the scientific and cultural literacy necessary to be an informed and ethical citizen who can contribute to local and global society.
  • Reflect on and continue to develop meaning in their own lives and to see meaning in the lives of others.

This will be accomplished through a process whereby students:

  • Practice and compare a balanced mix of disciplinary perspectives across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, math and fine arts.
  • Progress toward achievement of the essential learning outcomes.
  • Examine multiple perspectives, environments and cultures ranging from the local to the global.
  • Interpret complex problems and challenges in novel ways, engendering and nurturing the habit of a flexible and open mind that seeks new opportunities and conceives new solutions.

University Curriculum for Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

For all bachelor’s degree candidates entering Quinnipiac University during or after Fall 2016, the University Curriculum consists of 46 credits as outlined in the following curriculum structure:

Foundations of Inquiry (4 classes = 12 credits)

FYS 101First-Year Seminar3
EN 101Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing3
EN 102Academic Writing and Research3
MA Mathematics3
MA 110, MA 140, MA 141, MA 151, MA 170, MA 176, MA 205, MA 206, MA 229, MA 275, MA 285
Total Credits12

First-Year Seminar

A Quinnipiac University education is directed toward forming a mindset of life-time learning, establishing an inclusive, excellence-driven community, nurturing local and global communities, and fostering lifelong connections and success. The first-year seminar initiates such an education as the starting point of the University Curriculum. Each student enrolls in a faculty-designed seminar constructed to help examine a complex problem, an enduring question, or new ideas from multiple perspectives. This seminar is designed to accomplish three essential goals that help prepare students for 21st-century careers and citizenship. First, it introduces students to the concept of inquiry as a process that utilizes multiple approaches and perspectives to investigate problems, questions, or ideas systematically. Students learn that the process of inquiry includes the collection, analysis and evaluation of various types of evidence. Second, the seminar enables students to practice inquiry through an investigation of a problem, question, or idea that faculty select from their areas of expertise. Finally, students begin to develop complex thinking skills that they will deepen throughout their undergraduate experience in the University Curriculum.

First-Year Writing

In the two-semester “Writing as Inquiry” foundational sequence of the University Curriculum, students are introduced to the idea that academic reading and writing are the forms of inquiry they will engage in throughout their education, including their major and capstone courses, and beyond. Reading and writing as forms of inquiry include comprehending difficult written materials across a variety of discourses, analyzing contexts and audiences and applying that analysis in their reading and writing practices. The courses in the breadth component will refine reading and writing as forms of inquiry in disciplinary and interdisciplinary contents, enabling an understanding of a variety of discourses and writing strategies for effective communication, including the conventions of writing as they influence the successful exchange of ideas in academic, professional and public forums.

Mathematics

Mathematics is both an art and a science, laying the foundation for many of the advances in modern science, technology and civilization. The power of mathematics lies in its focus on precise and logical reasoning to draw conclusions and make discoveries in many domains, both abstract and concrete. A student who studies mathematics learns strategies to solve problems, analyze situations, and justify conclusions. Mathematics is a foundational mode of inquiry required of all undergraduate students. Several courses fulfill this foundational requirement; each student selects the mathematics course based on interest and the requirements of their major. 

Disciplinary Inquiry (4 classes = 13 credits)

In the “Disciplinary Inquiry” phase of the University Curriculum, students make their first encounters with specific knowledge and methodologies in the disciplinary areas. This phase familiarizes students with the kinds of knowledge produced in these disciplinary areas and thus informs their choices as they undertake their “Personal Inquiry.” 

Students select one course from each of the disciplinary areas:

  • Natural Sciences: 4 credits
  • Humanities: 3 credits
  • Social Sciences: 3 credits
  • Fine Arts: 3 credits

Personal Inquiry (6 classes = minimum 18 credits)

The “Personal Inquiry” (PI) phase requires 18 credits with at least three Disciplinary Inquiry areas represented. This allows students significant flexibility in the selection of coursework. The Personal Inquiry requirement has two parts:

Part 1: In addition to those selected under Disciplinary Inquiry above, students will select one course from three different disciplinary areas:

  • Natural Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Social Sciences
  • Fine Arts

Part 2: The remaining three courses can be from disciplinary areas in Part 1 and/or UC Breadth Electives. Students can combine Disciplinary Inquiry areas and UC Breadth Electives in any pattern that totals 9 to 12 credits. [Note: natural science courses that are treated by the Registrar as two separate courses (lecture and lab) shall be treated as one course for the purposes of the PI requirement. Students could thus take up to four lecture-lab pairings in the PI].

Integrative Capstone Experience (1 course = 3 credits)

If the Integrative Capstone is completed in the student’s major, then the student selects an additional unrestricted course in the University Curriculum.

Intercultural Understanding (1 course = minimum 3 credits)

As students purposefully select courses and progress through the Breadth part of the curriculum, it is imperative that all students develop the skills, knowledge and diverse perspectives necessary to acquire the understanding necessary to be informed and ethical citizens who can contribute to the local and global society.

To achieve this goal, within their 31 breadth component credits students are required to take at least 3 credits in classes marked as “I” (Intercultural Understanding). The classes with “I” designation can be chosen from any area in Disciplinary and/or Personal Inquiry. 

AN 101Local Cultures, Global Issues3
AN 103Dirt, Artifacts and Ideas3
AN 210Gender/Sex/Sexuality3
AN 230Sustainable Development3
AN 237Health and Medicine Around the World3
AN 243Ancient Food For Thought3
AN 252The Science of Human Diversity3
ARB 210Arab Culture and Society3
ARB 220Love in Medieval Arabic Literature3
BBA 210Globalization and International Business3
BMS 200Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging3
CJ 101Crime and Society3
CJ 232Women in the Criminal Justice System3
CJ 250Youth Crime3
CJ 261Prisons and Jails3
CJ 333Drugs, Alcohol and Society3
CN 210Chinese Culture and Civilization3
COM 340Exploring Communications Abroad3
ED 250Diversity, Dispositions and Multiculturalism3
EN 223Hippies, Punks and Rude Boys3
EN 235Literature by Women3
EN 265Black Writers in and Beyond the US3
EN 277Literature of the Americas3
ENT 350Social Entrepreneurship3
ENV 201Lessons in Local and Global Sustainability3
ENV 230Sustainable Development3
ENV 243Ancient Food For Thought3
GR 210Introduction to German Culture3
GT 263Aging in Society3
GT 365Aging and Social Problems3
HS 122Modern World History3
HS 208Twentieth-Century World History3
HS 254Colonial Latin America3
HS 373Latin American Cultures I3
HS 374Latin American Cultures II3
HSP 205Puerto Rican Culture3
HSP 210The Culture and Civilization of Spain3
HSP 373Latin American Cultures I3
HSP 374Latin American Cultures II3
IB 105International Business Environment3
IB 201Globalization and International Business3
IRST 101Introduction to Irish Studies3
IT 210Italy: A Journey Through its Food, History and Culture (in Eng.)3
IT 211Italian Cinema (in Eng.)3
IT 212Florence and the Making of the Renaissance (in Eng.)3
JP 210Introduction to Japanese Culture3
JS 101Introduction to Justice Studies3
PL 222Bioethics3
PL 266Global Philosophies3
PO 313Development, Globalization and Colonialism3
PO 334Politics and Governance in Africa3
PS 210Human Sexuality3
PS 244Psychology of Prejudice3
PS 262Psychology of Women and Gender3
PS 284LGBTQ Identities and Communities3
SO 225Social Problems3
SO 241Sociology of Race and Ethnicity3
SO 244Race, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities3
SO 244HRace, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities3
SO 250Youth Crime3
SO 255Sociology of Families3
SO 260Social Control and Deviance3
SO 263Aging in Society Of Aging3
SO 266Population and Society3
SO 280Sociology of Health and Illness3
SO 285Protest and Social Change3
SO 304Sociology of Gender3
SO 320Sociology of Hip-Hop Culture3
SO 333Drugs, Alcohol and Society3
SO 355Crime and Media3
SO 365Aging and Social Problems3
SP 205Puerto Rican Culture3
SP 210The Culture and Civilization of Spain3
SP 373Latin American Cultures I3
SP 374Latin American Cultures II3
WGS 101Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies3
WGS 210Human Sexuality3
WGS 235Literature by Women3
WGS 252The Science of Human Diversity3
WGS 255Sociology of Families3
WGS 262Psychology of Women and Gender3
WGS 285Protest and Change3
WGS 304Sociology of Gender3

University Curriculum Breadth Electives (formerly called “UC Electives”)

University Curriculum (UC) Breadth Electives are courses with generalizable and transferrable knowledge that are based in a single academic discipline outside of the four Disciplinary Inquiry areas (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts) or that reflect nationally established interdisciplinary areas. Such courses increase the disciplinary, methodological and cultural perspectives available to students in the University Curriculum, thereby extending the breadth of their knowledge to navigate successfully a complex and dynamic world.

AC 350Data Analysis With Excel3
ADPR 101Intro to Public Relations3
ADPR 102Introduction to Advertising and Integrated Communications3
ADPR 309Public Diplomacy3
AN 215Fundamentals of Human Language3
AN 227Rites of Passage3
AN 250Forensic Anthropology3
AN 252The Science of Human Diversity3
AN 272Sh t Happens: a Natural History of Human Waste3
ARB 101Elementary Arabic I3
ARB 102Elementary Arabic II3
ARB 201Continuing Elementary Arabic III3
ASL 101Elementary American Sign Language I3
ASL 102Elementary American Sign Language II3
BBA 210Globalization and International Business3
BMS 221Physiology and Effects of Obesity in Society3
CIS 255Data Visualization3
CIS 350Data Analysis with Excel (AC 350)3
CJ 333Drugs, Alcohol and Society3
CJ 355Crime and Media3
CN 101Elementary Chinese I3
CN 102Elementary Chinese II3
CN 201Intermediate Chinese I3
CN 202Intermediate Chinese II3
COM 140Storytelling3
COM 150Public Speaking: Principles and Practice3
COM 215Social Media and Society3
COM 340Exploring Communications Abroad3
COM 350Media Culture and Arts of Los Angeles3
CS 239Computer Science Elective3
CSC 105Computing: Multidisciplinary Approach3
EN 211Introduction to Editing3
ENR 110The World of an Engineer3
ENT 210Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking and Practice3
ENT 350Social Entrepreneurship3
ENV 101Introduction to Environmental Studies3
ENV 201Lessons in Local and Global Sustainability3
ENV 203Environmental Spanish3
ENV 234Philosophy of Science and Technology3
ENV 272Sh t Happens: a Natural History of Human Waste3
FL 139Core Equivalent3
FLW 139Fitness Training and Nutritional Strategy1
FR 101Elementary French I3
FR 102Elementary French II3
FR 201Intermediate French I3
FR 202Intermediate French II3
FR 301Advanced French I3
FR 302Advanced French II3
FYS 101First-Year Seminar3
GR 101Elementary German I3
GR 102Elementary German II3
GR 115German for Reading3
GT 365Aging and Social Problems3
HBR 101Elementary Modern Hebrew I3
HBR 102Introduction to Elementary Modern Hebrew II,Hebrew II3
HSP 203Environmental Spanish3
IDS 215Fundamentals of Human Language3
IRST 139Irish Studies Elective3
IRST 150Irish Myths and Legends3
IRST 239Irish Studies Elective3
IT 101Elementary Italian I3
IT 102Elementary Italian II3
IT 201Intermediate Italian I3
IT 202Intermediate Italian II3
IT 301Advanced Italian I3
IT 302Advanced Italian II3
JP 101Elementary Japanese I3
JP 102Elementary Japanese II3
JP 201Intermediate Japanese I3
JP 202Intermediate Japanese II3
MA 110Contemporary Mathematics3
MA 140Pre-Calculus3
MA 140HPre-Calculus3
MA 141Calculus of a Single Variable3
MA 141HHonors Calculus of a Single Variable3
MA 151Calculus I4
MA 170Probability and Data Analysis3
MA 176Baseball and Statistics3
MER 110H3D Solid Modeling and Printing for Innovators3
MER 1103D Solid Modeling and Printing for Innovators3
MG 205Organizational Management3
MG 239Management Elective3
MG 303Immersive Leadership Experience3
ML 215Fundamentals of Human Language3
MSS 139Mass Comm Elective3
MSS 240Is AI Taking Over? Disruption, Disinformation, and the Future Of Communication3
PL 222Bioethics3
PL 235Philosophy of Science and Technology3
PO 309Public Diplomacy3
POL 101Elementary Polish I3
POL 102Elementary Polish II3
PT 439Neurological Rehabilitation II4
SB 139Business Elective1-6
SO 304Sociology of Gender3
SO 306Masculinities3
SO 308The Immigrant Experience3
SO 317Religion and Society3
SO 320Sociology of Hip-Hop Culture3
SO 333Drugs, Alcohol and Society3
SO 355Crime and Media3
SO 365Aging and Social Problems3
SO 375Sociology of the Everyday3
SP 101Elementary Spanish I3
SP 101HHonors Elementary Spanish I3
SP 102Elementary Spanish II3
SP 102HHonors Elementary Spanish II3
SP 105Introductory Spanish for Health Professions1-3
SP 139Spanish Language Elective3
SP 201Intermediate Spanish I3
SP 202Intermediate Spanish II3
SP 203Environmental Spanish3
SP 215Spanish for Business3
SP 301Advanced Spanish3
SP 302Advanced Spanish II3
SP 312Advanced Conversation3
SPS 176Baseball and Statistics3
SS 139Study Abroad3
STC 101Principles of Public Relations3
STC 102Principles of Advertising and Integrated Communications3
STC 309Public Diplomacy3
UC SAUc Breadth3-6
WGS 101Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies3
WGS 102Lgbtgia+ Studies3
WGS 252The Science of Human Diversity3
WGS 304Sociology of Gender3
WGS 306Masculinities3

Natural Sciences

AN 104Bones, Genes and Everything In Between3
AN 104LBones, Genes and Everything Lab In Between Lab1
BIO 101General Biology I3
BIO 101LGeneral Bio Lab I,General Biology I Lab1
BIO 101HLHonors General Biology I Lab1
BIO 101HHonors General Biology I3
BIO 102General Biology II3
BIO 102LGeneral Biology Lab II1
BIO 102HHonors General Biology II3
BIO 104Fundamental Life Processes3
BIO 104LFundamental Life Processes Lab1
BIO 106Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues3
BIO 106LScience and Society: Concepts and Current Issues Lab1
BIO 107Everyday Biology3
BIO 107LEveryday Biology Lab1
BIO 120The Biology of Beer3
BIO 125Cross My Heart: An Introduction to the Human Cardiovascular System3
BIO 128LGlobal Health Challenges Lab1
BIO 128Global Health Challenges: a Human Perspective3
BIO 150LGeneral Biology for Majors Laboratory
BIO 150General Biology for Majors4
BIO 151Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics4
BIO 151LMolecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab
BIO 161Introduction to the Biological Aspects of Science and Society3
BIO 202Inside Out: Human Form and Function,Inside Out: An Introduction to Human Form and Function3
BIO 203LHow Drugs Affect Your Body Lab1
BIO 203How Drugs Affect Your Body3
BIO 205Bioethics3
BIO 207Coral Reef Organismal Diversity - An Immersive Approach3
BIO 208Introduction to Forensic Science3
BIO 208LIntroduction to Forensic Science Lab Science Laboratory1
BIO 221Plastics - Miracle Or Curse.3
BIO 224Water and Human Health3
BIO 282Genetics3
BIO 282LGenetics Lab1
BMS 117LThe Human Organism Lab1
BMS 117The Human Organism3
BMS 162Human Health and Disease3
BMS 200Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging3
CHE 101Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I3
CHE 101LFundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I Lab1
CHE 102Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II3
CHE 102LFundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II Lab1
CHE 110General Chemistry I3
CHE 110LGeneral Chemistry I Lab1
CHE 111General Chemistry II3
CHE 111LGeneral Chemistry II Lab1
ENV 120Exploring Your Environment,Foundations of Biology and Chemistry3
ENV 120LExploring Your Environment Lab,Foundations of Biology and Chemistry Lab1
ENV 205Global Environmental Issues3
ENV 223Plastics - Miracle Or Curse.3
ENV 225Water and Human Health3
PHY 101Elements of Physics3
PHY 101LElements of Physics Lab1
PHY 105Physics of Music3
PHY 105LPhysics of Music Lab1
PHY 107Introduction to Astronomy3
PHY 110LGeneral Physics I Lab1
PHY 110General Physics I3
PHY 111General Physics II3
PHY 111LGeneral Physics II Lab1
PHY 121University Physics4
PHY 122University Physics II4
SCI 102Earth Sciences3
SCI 102LEarth Sciences Lab1
SCI 105Chemistry and Nutrition3
SCI 105LChemistry and Nutrition Lab1
SCI 161Nutrition: an Investigative Experience3
SCI 261Natural Disasters3
SCI 270Environmental Geology3

Social Sciences

AN 101Local Cultures, Global Issues3
AN 103Dirt, Artifacts and Ideas3
AN 210Gender/Sex/Sexuality3
AN 230Sustainable Development3
AN 233Practicing Archaeology3
AN 237Health and Medicine Around the World3
AN 240Ethnography: Learning from Others3
AN 242Cannabis Culture3
AN 243Ancient Food For Thought3
CJ 101Crime and Society3
CJ 232Women in the Criminal Justice System3
CJ 241Police and Policing3
CJ 250Youth Crime3
CJ 261Prisons and Jails3
EC 101Chocolate, Cheating and Climate Change - Everyday Economics3
EC 111Principles of Microeconomics3
EC 112Principles of Macroeconomics3
EC 112HHonors Principles of Macroeconomics3
EC 206Urban Economics3
ED 250Diversity, Dispositions and Multiculturalism3
ED 253Higher Education in Prison: Teaching and Learning in the Carceral Setting3
ENV 209Environmental Politics and Policy3
ENV 230Sustainable Development3
ENV 233Practicing Archaeology3
ENV 243Ancient Food For Thought3
GP 101Introduction to Geography3
GP 222Environmental Geography and Culture3
GT 263Aging in Society3
IB 105International Business Environment3
IB 201Globalization and International Business3
JS 101Introduction to Justice Studies3
PO 101Introduction to Political Science3
PO 131Introduction to American Government and Politics3
PO 131HIntroduction to American Government3
PO 205Public Policy and Administration3
PO 206Ethics and Public Policy3
PO 209Environmental Politics and Policy3
PO 211Introduction to International Relations3
PO 215Political Theory3
PO 216American Political Thought3
PO 219Feminist Political Thought3
PO 221Introduction to Latin America3
PO 227The Politics of Intimacy3
PO 231Elections and Political Parties (SL: Service Learning)3
PO 245Politics of Global Capitalism3
PO 247Actors and Processes in U.S. Foreign Policy3
PO 280Congress and the President3
PO 313Development, Globalization and Colonialism3
PO 334Politics and Governance in Africa3
PS 101HHonors Introduction to Psychology3
PS 101Introduction to Psychology3
PS 210Human Sexuality3
PS 232The Concept of Personality and Its Development3
PS 234Adult Development & Aging3
PS 236Child and Adolescent Development3
PS 244Psychology of Prejudice3
PS 261Social Psychology3
PS 262Psychology of Women and Gender3
PS 265Psychology in the Workplace3
PS 272Psychopathology3
PS 284LGBTQ Identities and Communities3
SO 101HHonors Introduction to Sociology3
SO 101Introduction to Sociology3
SO 201Sociological Theory3
SO 203How to Get Rich:Sociology in Action3
SO 225Social Problems3
SO 232Women in the Criminal Justice System3
SO 241Sociology of Race and Ethnicity3
SO 241HHonors Sociology of Race and Ethnicity3
SO 244Race, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities3
SO 244HRace, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities3
SO 250Youth Crime3
SO 255Sociology of Families3
SO 260Social Control and Deviance3
SO 263Aging in Society Of Aging3
SO 265Work and Occupations,Sociology of Work3
SO 266Population and Society3
SO 280Sociology of Health and Illness3
SO 285Protest and Social Change3
SS 139Study Abroad3
WGS 210Human Sexuality3
WGS 219Feminist Political Thought3
WGS 232Women in the Criminal Justice System3
WGS 255Sociology of Families3
WGS 262Psychology of Women and Gender3
WGS 265Work, Careers, and You3
WGS 285Protest and Change3

Humanities

ARB 210Arab Culture and Society3
ARB 220Love in Medieval Arabic Literature3
CN 210Chinese Culture and Civilization3
ED 252Anti-Racism and Anti-Bias Through The Lens of Empathy: Broadening Perspective Through Literature for Children and Young Adults3
ED 260Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education3
EN 204Reading Literature3
EN 208Greek Tragedy3
EN 209Love Stories3
EN 210The Art of Poetry3
EN 212The Personal Essay3
EN 213Nature Writing3
EN 215The Travel Essay3
EN 220The Short Story As a Genre3
EN 222Comics and Graphic Novels3
EN 223Hippies, Punks and Rude Boys3
EN 230Carbon Tales3
EN 235Literature by Women3
EN 240Survey of English Literature I3
EN 241Medieval Romances3
EN 250Survey of English Literature II3
EN 255The Supernatural in 19th Century British Literature3
EN 260Survey of American Literature I3
EN 265Black Writers in and Beyond the US3
EN 270Survey of American Literature II3
EN 277Literature of the Americas3
EN 280The European Tradition in Literature I3
EN 281The European Tradition in Literature II3
ENV 213The Nature Essay3
ENV 221American Environmental History3
ENV 226Environmental Ethics3
ENV 238Philosophy of Technology, Environment and Social Transformation3
ENV 282Global Environmental History3
GR 210Introduction to German Culture3
HS 111The Rise of the West3
HS 112The West in the World3
HS 122Modern World History3
HS 131US History to 1877,U.S. History to 18773
HS 132U.S. History Since Reconstruction3
HS 208Twentieth-Century World History3
HS 209Twentieth-Century Europe3
HS 210Contemporary America3
HS 210HHonors Contemporary America3
HS 211Popular Culture in American History3
HS 213The Roman World3
HS 214Ancient Greek History3
HS 219Colonial America and the Atlantic World3
HS 224The Real Housewives of the Early Modern World3
HS 225Scotland: Macbeth to Bonnie Prince Charlie3
HS 227Russian Cultural and Intellectual History3
HS 228Twentieth-Century Russia3
HS 229Irish History3
HS 230The Rise of Modern Science3
HS 231The World of Tudor/Stuart Britain3
HS 232The Rise and Fall of the British Empire3
HS 235Blood and Revolution in China/Asian Studies3
HS 236Japan's Modern Empire/Asian Studies3
HS 241African-American Experiences to Reconstruction3
HS 242African-American Experience Since Reconstruction3
HS 254Colonial Latin America3
HS 270The East Is Red: Communism in Asia3
HS 271Monks, Kings and Rebels: Mainland Southeast Asia3
HS 274Modern India3
HS 282Global Environmental History3
HS 286Introduction to Medieval Europe3
HS 292History of Ai in Human Imagination3
HS 294Quebec: History and Culture3
HS 335Empire and Epidemics3
HS 373Latin American Cultures I3
HS 374Latin American Cultures II3
HSP 205Puerto Rican Culture3
HSP 210The Culture and Civilization of Spain3
HSP 221Masterpieces of Spanish Literature3
HSP 373Latin American Cultures I3
HSP 374Latin American Cultures II3
IRST 101Introduction to Irish Studies3
IRST 150Irish Myths and Legends3
IT 210Italy: A Journey Through its Food, History and Culture (in Eng.)3
IT 212Florence and the Making of the Renaissance (in Eng.)3
JP 210Introduction to Japanese Culture3
LE 101Introduction to the American Legal System3
LE 101HHonors Introduction to the American Legal System3
LE 233Law for Everyday Life3
MSS 220Media, History and Memory3
PL 101HHonors Introduction to Philosophy3
PL 101Introduction to Philosophy3
PL 102Introduction to Ethics3
PL 102HHonors Introduction to Ethics3
PL 103Logical Reasoning3
PL 226Environmental Ethics3
PL 236Philosophy of Language3
PL 237Philosophy of Mind3
PL 240Philosophy of Sport3
PL 242Ancient Philosophy3
PL 243Modern Philosophy3
PL 250Philosophy of Art3
PL 255Ethics and Artificial Intelligence3
PL 266Global Philosophies3
PL 267Philosophy of Religion3
PL 334Medieval Philosophy3
PL 335Contemporary Philosophy3
PL 338Paradoxes3
PO 242Ancient Philosophy3
SP 205Puerto Rican Culture3
SP 210The Culture and Civilization of Spain3
SP 221Masterpieces of Spanish Literature3
SP 343Culture of Spain3
SP 373Latin American Cultures I3
SP 374Latin American Cultures II3
WGS 235Literature by Women3

Fine Arts

AR 101Introduction to Art3
AR 102Art History: Ancient Through Medieval3
AR 102HHonors Art History I3
AR 103Art History: Renaissance Through Contemporary3
AR 103HArt History: Renaissance Through Contemporary3
AR 104Survey of Non-Western Art3
AR 105American Art3
AR 140Basic Visual Design3
AR 158Photography I3
AR 175Special Topics in Art History3
AR 175HHonors -Special Topics in Art History3
AR 210The Creative Process3
AR 212Abstract Art3
AR 240Graphic Design3
AR 241Color Theory3
AR 242Cartooning3
AR 250Studio Art: Special Topic3
AR 251Studio Art: Drawing3
AR 252Studio Art: Painting3
AR 253Studio Art: Sculpture3
AR 254Studio Art: Printmaking3
AR 257Ap Studio Art Introduction to Studio Methods3
AR 258Photography II3
AR 262Studio Art: Watercolor3
AR 263Studio Art: Collage3
AR 264Pastel Drawing3
AR 271Artificial Intelligence and Art3
AR 300Special Topics in Art History3
AR 303Studio Art: Advanced Drawing3
AR 304Studio Art: Advanced Painting3
AR 305Special Topics in Studio Art3
AR 317Art of the Italian Renaissance3
AR 325Women Artists3
AR 335Digital Photography3
AR 360Innovation in the Arts and Sciences3
AR 380Interactive Art3
DR 101Understanding Theater3
DR 140Stagecraft3
DR 150Performance Fundamentals3
DR 160Acting I3
DR 161Acting II3
DR 170Introduction to Playwriting: The Ten-Minute Play3
DR 181Improvisational Acting3
DR 200Special Topics3
DR 205Theater for Young Audiences3
DR 207Drafting and Rendering for Theater3
DR 220Voice and Movement3
DR 221Voice and Diction3
DR 230Directing I3
DR 235Musical Theater Performance3
DR 240Scenic Design3
DR 241Lighting Design for the Theater3
DR 242Costume Design3
DR 245Dance for the Musical Theater3
DR 250Stage Management3
DR 257Design for the Theater3
DR 260Acting for Film/Tv3
DR 261Auditioning for the Actor3
DR 270World Theater History and Dramatic Literature I3
DR 271Theater Administration3
DR 275World Theater History and Dramatic Literature II3
DR 276History and Dramatic Literature of the Contemporary Theater3
DR 282Landscapes and Lenses3
DR 286Script Analysis3
DR 288From Script to Stage3
DR 290Acting for Classical Stage3
DR 305Theater for Young Audiences3
DR 307Drafting and Rendering for Theater3
DR 335Musical Theater Performance3
DR 340Scenic Design3
DR 341Lighting Design for the Theater3
DR 342Costume Design3
DR 345Dance for the Musical Theater3
DR 350Playwriting: The Ten-Minute Play3
DR 360Acting II3
DR 375History and Dramatic Literature of the Contemporary Theater3
DR 380Theater Administration3
FTM 102Understanding Film3
FTM 320History of Film I (to 1975)3
FTM 322History of Film (and Television) II3
GDD 140Creativity and Computation3
IT 211Italian Cinema (in Eng.)3
JRN 205Photojournalism Fundamentals3
MU 110Private Music Lessons1
MU 130HHonors Understanding Music3
MU 130Understanding Music3
MU 150American Popular Music: From the Blues to Hip Hop3
MU 150HHonors: American Popular Music: From the Blues to Hip Hop3
MU 175Special Topics in Music3
MU 190Quinnipiac University Singers1
MU 191Quinnipiac Chamber Orchestra1
MU 194Jazz Ensemble1
MU 200Special Topics3
MU 211HHonors History of Jazz3
MU 211History of Jazz3
MU 213Music of the 20th Century3
MU 230Music Theory I3
MU 250Music and Human Identity3
MU 280Music and Our Life's Work4
MU 330Music Theory II3
WGS 288From Script to Stage3

Policy for Students Who Fail FYS 101

First-year students entering the university in the fall semester who withdraw from or fail to receive a passing grade for FYS 101 during that semester are given one chance to repeat the course during the first spring semester that they are enrolled at Quinnipiac. If on their second attempt they fail to complete or pass the course successfully, they may not take FYS 101 again. The student who fails to complete FYS on their second attempt receives no credit for FYS 101 and the failing grade (F) or course withdrawal remains on their transcript. The student must thereafter substitute 3 credits from any other UC-designated course to count toward required general education credits.

FYS 101 Policy for Transfer Students

A student who transfers to Quinnipiac with less than sophomore standing (fewer than 27 credits) shall enroll in FYS 101 in the student’s first semester at Quinnipiac. The policy for students who fail FYS also applies to transfer students with less than sophomore standing. Students who transfer to Quinnipiac with 27 or more credits must substitute any UC-designated course for FYS 101 to count toward the general education credits needed to graduate. 

Students may consult the 2015–16 University Catalog for more information on the University Curriculum required of all bachelor’s degree candidates who entered Quinnipiac University prior to Fall 2016.