Failing FEE = no HASS-D

molliebatmit
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:12:55 +0000

Would it help to explain the HASS requirement? I feel like this is something most freshmen don’t understand – it’s fairly complex.

So you’re required to take 8 HASSes. Most people accomplish this by taking one HASS per semester.

Of those 8 HASSes, 3 must be HASS-D, and they must come from different categories (there are five categories: literary and textual studies, language thought and value, visual and performing arts, cultural and social studies, historical studies). There is a lottery for HASS-Ds, because some are very popular. You do not need to lottery into a class to take it that semester, although it is helpful to do so if you have your heart set on a particular, popular class.

Of those 8 HASSes, 2 must be communication intensive (CI). CI classes must meet guidelines for the amount of writing assigned and must include oral presentations.

Of those 8 HASSes, 3-4 must form a concentration, a set of classes in a single department (or general subject area). You can find concentration fields [url=MIT SHASS: Undergraduate Studies - Updated]here[/url].

Any or all of these requirements can overlap – you can use a single course as a HASS-D, a CI, and a concentration requirement, if you so choose. You just have to make sure you complete all of these requirements in some way by the time you graduate.