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ButterflyEffect  ·  4356 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Folly of the College Credit Hour

At my college engineering students must complete 5 liberal arts/non-major related courses along with completing at least a concentration (3 additional courses) in a subject of their choice. While this adds to the rigor, these courses are generally easy and don't add much to acquiring a job out of college. If anything, they prevent students from being able to graduate earlier than scheduled.

I feel it's a matter of viewpoint, but I don't feel that engineering students should be forced to take say, cultural anthropology, in order to fill a requirement.