<p>For the situation above, only 4 would not have to be in literature or whatever humanities the person wants to concentrate in. Considering the random topics one has to hit at a regular universities, such as at least one mandatory class in:</p>
<p>art
world history
us history
race and ethnicity
language
literature
etc.</p>
<p>I would say that in fact HMC is less constricting than most since it has broad as hell categorical requirements for what you are not concentrating in. </p>
<p>Also, 1.5 classes per semester is not bad when you have to take more than 5 classes per semester to actually graduate on time. In fact, since the humanities tone down the work load, having more than 1 hum per semester is often good thing.</p>