<p>Any liberal arts school is going to require students to take classes in a wide variety of subject areas. At W&M, our General Education Requirements (GERs) require the math/sci students to take English and history courses and require the humanities students to take math/sci courses. </p>
<p>W&M would not have admitted any student who we felt was incapable of doing the academic work required of W&M students and we have resources on campus (the Writing Center for one) to assist students as we recognize that not all students excel in every area.</p>
<p>While your son will be able to focus on math/sci classes with his major and electives he will be required to take some writing-intensive courses but those courses will help prepare him for grad school or professional work because no matter what the profession, verbal and written communication skills are a must.</p>