So How's That Open Curriculum going

Snowxc246
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:56:00 +0000

I think the real reason fewer people here are math/science majors is the difference in class time between math/science classes and humanities/social sciences.

Most intro level science classes have 9 hours of class time per week, and meet 4 times per week. This contrasts with the roughly 3 hours of class time for humanities and social science classes.

If Amherst really wants more math/science majors, they need to do something to reward people for putting in the extra time in class in science classes. 1 credit for both Chem 15 and an interpretive dance class that meets twice a week just doesn’t seem fair.