Curriculum for the Class of 2009 and Earlier
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Becoming an educated person is hard work. You need to develop not only knowledge about the world but also the critical, creative and conceptual tools to be able to add to that knowledge. You need to develop a detailed understanding for a few domains and an appreciation for a broad range of human endeavors. You need to be able to view a problem from a variety of perspectives, appreciating the kind of understanding that each allows. You need to be able to convey to others in concise and effective ways the nature of your understanding. Most of all you need to develop the skills that will underlie a lifetime of adding to your knowledge and to that of others.
The educational program of the College is designed to assist you in accomplishing these goals. It consists of the following components:
| General Requirement | Intended to ensure that you have an exposure to a broad variety of disciplines. It divides human knowledge into seven areas and insists that you sample among these areas, acquainting yourself not only with their contents but also with their methods. • Descriptions • Policies |
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| Sector I: Society Sector II: History and Tradition Sector III: Arts and Letters |
Sector IV: Formal Reasoning and Analysis Sector V: Living World Sector VI: Physical World Sector VII: Science Studies |
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| Writing Requirement | Intended to help you along the never-ending road of becoming a clear expositor and thinker. • Description • Policies • Options |
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| Foreign Language Requirement | Structured to guarantee that you have an understanding of another culture and language, with the richness of perspective that this brings. • Description • Policies • Options |
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| Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement | Designed to give you experience with mathematical and statistical analysis of data, a vital tool for the 21st century. • Description • Policies • Courses |
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| The Major | Provides an opportunity for you to study a segment of human knowledge deeply, with a sufficient grasp of its modes of thinking and analysis to allow you to make your own contribution. • Description • Policies • Options |
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| Free Electives | Provide an opportunity for you to fill in some of the gaps in your knowledge. You can use them to explore new domains and begin taking responsibility for constructing your own education. • Policies |
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| Credits for Graduation | Students normally take four or five courses (otherwise known as "course units," "c.u.," or "credits") per semester. The total number of credits required to complete a major varies from major to major, but is never less than 12. |
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