<p>Only 7 schools on this site receive an A. FSU receives a B which is pretty good if you do a comparison against some of the other schools.</p>
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<p>WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – How much will it cost? How is it ranked? And how hard is it to get in? Many college guides and rankings answer these questions. But there is one question that none of them even ask: What will students learn?
A new, free website for parents and students, WhatWillTheyLearn.com, does just that.
Launched today by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, WhatWillTheyLearn.com will be featured in a full-page ad in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 college rankings, which are released tomorrow. The website evaluates colleges and universities based on their general education curricula: the core courses aimed at providing a strong foundation of knowledge
Mel Elfin, founding editor of U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings, praised the website as “an invaluable and unique additional resource for parents.” “By focusing on what students are getting in the classroom, this new resource highlights what in the long run is far more important than the name of the institution on a graduate’s diploma,” said Elfin.</p>
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<p> While most colleges today claim they are providing a strong core curriculum, in fact, they do so in name only. Instead of a limited number of courses, broad-based in focus, institutions now typically demand that students take courses in several wide subject areasthe so-called distribution requirements. Within each subject area, it is not uncommon for students to have dozens or even hundreds of courses from which to choosemany of them narrow or frivolous. At one major state university, for example, students may choose from over one hundred different classes to meet a Historical Studies requirement. At other colleges, students may satisfy requirements with courses such as “Introduction to Popular TV and Movies” and “Science of Stuff.” Still other colleges allow “Bob Dylan” to meet a literature requirement and “Floral Art” to meet a natural science requirement.</p>
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<p>WHERE DOES THE INFORMATION COME FROM?
We have summarized each college or university’s general education requirements after a detailed review of the latest online course catalogs. Above them, we have briefly quoted publicly available statements regarding the institution’s educational goals, with links to the statements themselves. Figures cited for tuition and fees come from U.S. News & World Report. Graduation rates cited come from Diplomas and Dropouts, a landmark study published by the American Enterprise Institute. It should be noted that they are six-year graduation rates. We also rely heavily on various ACTA publications, including What Will They Learn?, The Hollow Core, and Becoming an Educated Person. </p>
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