<p>Does anyone know what are the major colleges that don't have a standard core curriculum. I know what I want to major in and the courses I want to take, and I do not want to waste my college years taking courses in the humanities etc that I simply do not need for my intended job. I'm not asking for advice also, I'm simply looking for the colleges that do not require classes other than for the intended major. Thanks!</p>
<p>What is your intended major?</p>
<p>Amherst College has an open curriculum. A freshman seminar is the only required class, of which you have several topics to choose from.</p>
<p>Brown University.</p>
<p>But of course, the point of a liberal arts curriculum is not to just study one set of subjects.</p>
<p>Brown is the most famous for having an open curriculum.</p>
<p>yes, most definitely Brown. They give you virtually complete autonomy over your eductation</p>
<p>Here's a list of colleges with open curriculum: College</a> Lists wiki / Open Curriculum - schools with more flexible curricula</p>
<p>Also, did anyone mention Brown? I don't think anyone did yet. >.></p>
<p>my intended major is Computer Science</p>
<p>If all you want to study is computer science, you would probably feel most at home in a tech or engineering school.</p>
<p>yeah but im looking for a school with a social air also - UIUC, CMU, and Purdue are on my list thus far </p>
<p>and i didnt say all i want to study is comp sci, i just dont want to be forced to take classes in any genre that I dont want to.</p>
<p>Did you look at the list I posted?</p>
<p>Well, I'm a little confused right now. In your first post, you said you didn't want to take any courses in the humanities, yet UIUC, CMU, and Purdue all have humanities requirements.</p>
<p>yeah but im also taking into consideration what schools ill have a chance at (for example why brown isnt on the list) plus the humanities requirements arent exactly extensive</p>
<p>and agent of sense, yes i did, thanks for posting that</p>
<p>CO, you need to differentiate between core and distribution requirements. Very few colleges have core curriculums -- meaning everyone takes the same sequence of classes. Columbia and Chicago are two well known examples.</p>
<p>Many colleges and universities have distribution requirements -- simply put this means you choose several (commonly three) classes from several (commonly three) general categories, like art/literature/language, social studies, math/science. There are usually hundreds of choices and if you don't like literature for example you could take German or music. If chemistry terrifies you, you can take oceanography or environmental science.</p>
<p>It is also common for colleges to have skill specific requirements such as classes that feature writing intensive, cultural diversity or whatever the college thinks you can't graduate without knowing. As a general statement, distribution requirements are not particularly onerous, even for someone who hates "________" fill in the blank. </p>
<p>At colleges with totally open curriculums you can take whatever you want -- as long as you fulfill the requirements of your major. Brown and Amherst fall into this category and I think it is an increasing trend. Officially, the colleges would like to see the students sample a range of the liberal arts. E.g., science types should read Plato and artists should be exposed to the laws of physics, but they leave it up to you as a "responsible adult."</p>
<p>University of Rochester has an open curriculum as well. You have to take some humanities courses but there are none which are required. So you can find one that fits your interests</p>
<p>You definitely should be looking at more Tech schools than colleges with open curriculum. the point of colleges with open curriculum is that most students want the flexibility of taking alot of humanities/liberal art courses as opposed to the science/tech-y/math courses. </p>
<p>in general a school that you should also look at is Harvey Mudd...
but in all honesty, there's a reason most schools have liberal art/humanities requirements. not until you're actually and college do you really understand why they're so important to your education.</p>
<p>youre putting words in my mouth, i didnt say they arent important, nor did i say i wouldnt take any.</p>
<p>Not a technical school at ALL, but Grinnell...</p>
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<p>HMC has one of the largest and hardest cores along with Caltech and MIT. So I would not tell the OP to look into it...</p>