Schools with open curriculum

Weskid
Fri, 02 May 2008 21:59:26 +0000

sunshiner is correct. More specifics:

Wes as gen ed “suggestions,” which you don’t need to fufill to gradute. Some (only a few) majors require them, most majors require them for honors, and they are required for University honors and Phi Beta Kappa. They are:

3 classes in math/science, 3 classes in social sciences, 3 classes in humanities/arts. 2 of the classes from each area are to be completed before the end of sophomore year, and all of those 6 classes are to be in different departments. The last three can be in any departments.

That is, you can’t fulfill your math/sciences with 3 chem. courses, or even two chem courses sophomore year and then a bio course junior year. But you could do a chem course and a bio course sophmore year, and then a chem course junior year.

That sounds more confusing than it is (also, it is unclear to me if the “all six courses to be completed before junior year have to be in different departments” requirement is strictly applied). It’s actually really easy, and, again, not required. I was somone who was initially very attracted to Brown because of the open curriculum, and I havn’t found Wes’s gen eds a problem to complete so far.

Also, all colleges (or almost all) require a certian # of credits to gradate, even open curriculum colleges. Open curriculum just means you can take those credits in any subjects/classes you like.