<p>Okay, I think I can actually do this.</p>
<p>First if you failed/didn’t take and didn’t pass out of the FEE you have to take a HASS-CW (writing) class first semester.</p>
<p>Second, you have to take two HASS-CI (Communication Intensive) courses, one by the end of freshman year, and the other whenever. These have at least 20 pages or so of writing assignments during the semester.</p>
<p>Third, you need three HASS-D (Distribution) courses, from three of the five categories, Literature, Language, Art, Social Studies, and history. The course catalouge has little numbers next to HASS-D’s indicating which category it is in.</p>
<p>Fourth, you need a HASS concentration, which is 3 or 4 courses in a particular subject (economics, linguistics, philosophy, history, etc.). Watch out, some courses do not count towards this, even though they may be in a “HASS” subject like economics.</p>
<p>Fifth, you need to have taken at least 8 HASS courses (one each semester) throughout your stay at MIT, so some electives may be required if you have a lot of overlap (for example you can have a HASS-CI which is a HASS-D and counts towards your concentration, killing three birds with one stone).</p>
<p>Finally, you need 2 HASS-CIM, which are usually lab type courses and particular to your major.</p>
<p>You can end up taking very little or a lot of HASS classes depending on how you set up your schedule. I passed out of the FEE, I’ve taken 2 CI courses which were also HASS-Ds, I’ve taken three economics courses for my concentration, and I’m taking 2 more economics coursed and another HASS-D to fill out the 8 course requirement and the HASS-D, all while getting a minor in economics. I think I’ve written three papers while at MIT which weren’t lab reports. Just to give you a taste of how you can set it up.</p>