<p>I've noticed that most schools have moved away from a core curriculum to distribution requirements. I really like Columbia and its core. I'm also applying to UChicago for the Common Core. Are there any other core curricula similar to these (specifically Columbia's) at top universities and liberal arts colleges?</p>
<p>All of the Jesuit schools have a strong core so you might want to consider Gerogetown and Boston College.</p>
<p>Georgetown does not have a Core curriculum. It has “general education” requirements (a.k.a. distribution requirements). For example, it requires 2 “humanities and writing” courses. 1 of them can be fulfilled by virtually any course in the humanities (e.g. “FREN-040: Knights of Old & Harry Potter”).
[General</a> Education Requirements - Georgetown College](<a href=“http://college.georgetown.edu/academics/general-education-requirements/]General”>http://college.georgetown.edu/academics/general-education-requirements/)</p>
<p>Chicago’s Core courses are interdisciplinary courses designed specifically for the Core curriculum. Enrollments are capped at 20 students; they generally are discussion-oriented. They are co-developed by faculty of The College (not necessarily by the instructor). They cover broad themes of general interest to the humanities, social sciences, physical or biological sciences (e.g. “Self, Culture, and Society”, “Matter, Energy, and Organization”.) Readings are almost always from primary source materials (not textbooks).<br>
<a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/academics/core.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/academics/core.shtml</a></p>
<p>Georgetown’s program is a Chinese Menu (one from column A, one from column B.) Chicago’s is a prix fixe, 5-course meal designed by the chef from in-season ingredients.</p>
<p>All the military academies have a very strong core.</p>
<p>Just looked at the U Chicago core. [The</a> Curriculum - University of Chicago Catalog](<a href=“http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/thecurriculum/]The”>The Curriculum < University of Chicago Catalog)
Maybe I’m wrong, but it doesn’t seem to be what I’ve associated with the “Core” anymore.</p>
<p>A number of other schools offer various versions of a core curriculum.
[LIST</a> OF GREAT BOOKS PROGRAMS](<a href=“http://astro.temple.edu/~szelnick/actc/ListofGreatBooksPrograms2.htm]LIST”>http://astro.temple.edu/~szelnick/actc/ListofGreatBooksPrograms2.htm)</p>
<p>MIT, Harvey Mudd, and Caltech have considerable core requirements (specified math and science courses plus a lot of humanities and social studies requirements where students have elective choice within those categories).</p>
<p>MIT: [MIT</a> Course Catalog: Undergraduate General Institute Requirements](<a href=“Welcome! < MIT”>Welcome! < MIT)
Harvey Mudd: [Common</a> Core](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-10111/academic-programs1/common-core.html]Common”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-10111/academic-programs1/common-core.html) and [Humanities</a>, Social Sciences, and the Arts](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-10111/academic-programs1/humanities-social-sciences-arts.html]Humanities”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-10111/academic-programs1/humanities-social-sciences-arts.html)
Caltech: [Core</a> Curriculum - Caltech Caltech Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.caltech.edu/learning/2013Core]Core”>http://admissions.caltech.edu/learning/2013Core)</p>
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<p>[The</a> Curriculum - University of Chicago Catalog](<a href=“http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/thecurriculum/]The”>The Curriculum < University of Chicago Catalog) seems to indicate a fairly large menu of options for each part of the core curriculum at Chicago.</p>
<p>UCSD’s Revelle College has what may be considered a core curriculum requirement:
[Revelle</a> College: Academic Info & Requirements](<a href=“http://revelle.ucsd.edu/academics/grad-requirements/index.html]Revelle”>http://revelle.ucsd.edu/academics/grad-requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>UCSD’s Eleanor Roosevelt College has a specified five quarter course sequence “Making of the Modern World” among its breadth requirements:
[Making</a> of the Modern World](<a href=“http://roosevelt.ucsd.edu/academics/gen-ed/mmw.html]Making”>http://roosevelt.ucsd.edu/academics/gen-ed/mmw.html)</p>
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<p>How so?</p>
<p>The Humanities courses listed in section “A” and the Social Sciences courses are very similar to what has been offered at least as far back as the 1970s. Courses such as “Greek Thought and Literature”, “Human Being and Citizen”, and “Self, Culture, and Society” have been offered for decades.</p>
<p>However, a former requirement for 3 quarters of History of Western Civilization has been replaced by a 2-3 quarter “Civilization Studies” requirement.</p>
<p>[East</a> Coast or No Coast: How UChicago’s Core Stacks up Against Our Own | Bwog](<a href=“http://bwog.com/2012/04/29/east-coast-or-no-coast-uchicago-vs-columbia/]East”>East Coast or No Coast: How UChicago’s Core Stacks up Against Our Own - Bwog)</p>
<p>The Air Force Academy Core:
The 32 academic core courses consist of 29 common core courses and 3 tailored core courses (2 Foreign Language courses and one Science and Technology Energy/Systems option). The 32 core courses are organized developmentally by the class year in which they are to be taken, as follows: </p>
<p>4° Year 3° Year 2° Year 1° Year
Beh Sci 110 Chem 200 Aero Engr 315 Astro Engr 410
Chem 100 Econ 201 Beh Sci 310 English 411
Comp Sci 110 Engr Mech 220 Biology 315 Mgt 400
Engr 101 English 211 ECE 315 MSS 400
Courses English 111 Law 220 History 302 Soc Sci 412
For Lang 1 MSS 200 Math 300/356/377
For Lang 2 Physics 215 Philos 310
History 101 Pol Sci 211 En/Sys Option
Math 141
Math 142/152
Physics 110
<a href=“air force academy core curriculum - Google Search”>air force academy core curriculum - Google Search;
<p>One of these days I’ll figure out how to line columns up…</p>
<p>Perhaps just reference page 84 of <a href=“http://www.usafa.edu/df/dfr/curriculum/CHB.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usafa.edu/df/dfr/curriculum/CHB.pdf</a> for the USAFA core courses.</p>