My old university had five introductory classes that were required of all students: World History (mostly obscure history, pre-WWI, of Russia, Japan, China, and a few others), Math, Philosophy (which was really "How to create an argument, brought to you by the letters p and q" - unexpectedly, a highly-useful class), Speech Communication, and a sort of introductory English course. I tested out of the last one by writing an essay. Easy peasy.
There were a great many other general ed credits you had to take, but you could choose from a very broad framework of classes... so when I hear you talking about these 'Core Classes', perhaps I haven't a clue what you're really on about. Are there schools that make you take a hefty load of lit courses? Because I've never had to take a single one in college, and I'm in my fifth year of undergrad. (Long story.)
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Date: 2005-12-03 06:53 pm (UTC)There were a great many other general ed credits you had to take, but you could choose from a very broad framework of classes... so when I hear you talking about these 'Core Classes', perhaps I haven't a clue what you're really on about. Are there schools that make you take a hefty load of lit courses? Because I've never had to take a single one in college, and I'm in my fifth year of undergrad. (Long story.)