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Frankly, this question is asked in bad faith. You're already showing you have a closed mind with your dismissive reference to SJWs and diversity.
Seems like you just don't want to be exposed to people or ideas that differ from yours and just stay in your own little bubble.
Well you can choose to do this at many different universities and colleges - how you want to engage or not engage is totally up to you. But you will lose an opportunity to learn about other ideas and commune with other people.
Education isn't just about book learning, it's about exchange of ideas between people, collaboration. Seems like you don't care to do the latter.
Having one idiotic class has nothing to do with a person being closed minded, exposing to diverse views, etc. It is a "pat on the back and feel good" nonsense class.
OP: you need to look at the individual requirements, a lot of these classes for these requirements can be language or even financial classes covering a specific area.
And the classic liberal arts curriculum teaches one how to think, analyze and express ones thoughts effectively. Seems like the OP isn't really interested in that, but rather instead into political polemics.
Word to the wise: Being exposed to people who don't think like you actually helps you formulate and express your views and ideas more effectively, test them against those who may not agree with you.[/quote]
Better tell the SJWs to stop censoring speakers. They really like to do that.
Has nothing to do with this at all. Puh-leez.
On campus you can choose to do lots of activities or not do anything you want.
Having one idiotic class has nothing to do with a person being closed minded, exposing to diverse views, etc. It is a "pat on the back and feel good" nonsense class.
OP: you need to look at the individual requirements, a lot of these classes for these requirements can be language or even financial classes covering a specific area.
I would concur there are plenty of offerings that meet breadth requirements typically required by most higher institutions in any field of study.
And I beg to differ - the OP already sounds closed minded if she or he dismissively spouts a bunch of silly, mindless stereotypes about breadth requirements.
When I attended NYU at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (now Tanden), the requirements outside of engineering/science courses were 8 humanities, which I happily substituted with Japanese, Anime, and the like. The writing courses I did as scientific writing. There was an ethics course, but really it's a good one to make you think outside of the box on moral issues.
I'd consider that non biased or whatever, especially given NYU's perception.
Many schools have limited required classes. For example, I don't think brown univ has any specific course requirements to graduate. Also u of Rochester requires very little outside your major. A little googling will give you a list of schools.
??? school in general by your definition is a socialist product.,, the state provides funding for it because it helps create the kind of society the government wants
go to a privately funded school if you want to tailor your classes to not include "general education"
Private schools have a lot of these same requirements.
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Originally Posted by Weichert
Why don't you look at your state university? Most of the electives/areas that you might be required to take are at the introductory level and rarely deal at any great depth on any particular aspect but instead cover a lot of material in order to get thru the course requirements. Really, thats not worth the worry.
Also, at a larger university you have more options should you decide that math is not for you. Lots of math majors do make that decision and move on to other fields.
Not going to help him/her. Here are the requirements at the U of CO. Note some upper level courses required.
Mod note: University website, no copyright issues.
Here are the Gen Ed requirements for the University of Colorado for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences: https://www.colorado.edu/artsandscie...n-requirements
See also: https://www.colorado.edu/artsandscie...ls-requirement Skills Requirement 1. Foreign Language (third-level proficiency)
"All students are required to demonstrate, while in high school, third-level proficiency in a single modern or classical foreign language. Students who have not met this requirement at the time of matriculation will have a MAPS deficiency. They may make up the deficiency only by passing an appropriate third-semester college course that is part of a three-course sequence of at least 12 semester credit hours or by passing a CU Boulder approved proficiency examination."
2. Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Skills (QRMS) (3 – 6 credit hours)
To fulfill the QRMS Gen Ed Skills requirement, students must do one of the following:
pass one of the approved QRMS courses or sequences of courses
pass any 3 credits of mathematics courses numbered MATH 1300 or higher or applied mathematics courses numbered APPM 1350 or higher
pass the CU-Boulder QRMS proficiency exam"
3. Written Communication (3 lower-division and 3 upper-division credit hours)
"Courses taken to fulfill this requirement MAY NOT also count toward the Distribution or Diversity Requirements."
Distribution Requirement For the Distribution requirement, students must pass a minimum of 12 credits in each of the three Arts & Sciences divisions (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences). At least four different course prefixes must be represented in a student’s Distribution requirement coursework. No more than two lower-division (1000- and 2000-level) courses with the same course prefix may count toward the Distribution requirement.
As part of, or in addition to, the 12 credits in the Natural Sciences division, students must meet the Natural Sciences lab requirement. (1- and 2-credit NS lab courses are excepted from the restriction to two lower-division courses with the same course prefix counting toward the Distribution requirement.)"
Need upper division courses.
Diversity Requirement
7. United States Perspective (3 credits)
8. Global perspective (3 credits)
Courses taken to fulfill this requirement MAY also count toward the Distribution Requirement.
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