required curriculum-pros and cons????

taxguy
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:24:42 +0000

Frankly, I have a differing view from those who posted above. I feel that I would prefer to design my own curriculum and requirements for the $30,000+ in tuition!

It is true that if there is a lot of requred courses, you might take things that you might surprisingly like.However, with no required core curriculum, you can also take these courses too. Wouldn’t you want to take courses that you chose instead of those chosen for you?

Also, I never did see the need for certain required courses in developing a strong liberal arts base. Science, for example, will be forgetten within one year of taking it. The same applies to many math courses such as Calculus. Frankly, I think taking some philosophy and more english would be more useful to most kids. However, this is my opinion.

The advantage of not having core requirements is that it appeals to both like-minded people as me as well as accomodating those who have posted above.
In addition, taking courses that you like and chose to take will arguably produce a better GPA for you, which means easier access to graduate and professional schools.

Bottom Line: If I had to do it again, I would attend schools that have a much more flexible curriculum and as little required courses as possible.