Core Curriculum at Case?

<p>Is there one? If so, what are they? I forgot to ask about this during my visit at Case.</p>

<p>tazerfuzz - The requirements outside of your major depend on what you decide to major in, they're different for nursing vs. business management vs. chemistry vs. electrical engineering. So the main ones - everyone takes a seminar your SAGES first seminar, 17 students with a faculty member and a writing instructor fall of the freshman year, some of the seminars are topic oriented some are more general. Then after that you have to take 2 more seminars, same set up as far as size, in two of 3 disciplines and then a final seminar in your major that's kinda like an upperclassmen seminar in the sciences they tend to focus on research, presentations, research writing, evaluation etc. Outside of that, some majors require one class in global diversity - a class on non-western cultures, there are about 30 classes to choose from. You're required to take 2 classes in each area - arts&humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, not necessairly in a sequence just of your choosing, lots of people have AP/IB exam credit that covers some of these, your major will cover 1 of the 3 areas. Hope that helps. I don't know if you would call that a core curriculum, it's pretty flexible. You're also required to take a year of PE but there's enough offerings that everyone can find something they enjoy.</p>

<p>What are some PE examples? Anything fun like ultimate frisbee, rock climbing, rock-paper-scissors?</p>

<p>Examples: Rock Climbing, Swimming, Tennis, Badminton, Cardio Games - Includes Ultimate Frisbee, Fencing, Racquetball, Yoga, Soccer, Basketball, CPR/First Aid, Personal Fitness - design your own fitness plan, see if your fitness improves over the course of the semester etc.</p>

<p>Thanks. I think my S would enjoy almost any of those.
My D, on the other hand, will probably scratch Case from her future list on general principals based on the PE requirement!</p>

<p>Dado2--lol</p>

<p>My S, who would rather spend his free time keeping the couch from levitating, says he enjoyed his swimming class. It was "a great way to start the day." Go figure.</p>

<p>mommusic--Ha! Actually, I remember striking a few schools off of my list thirty years ago because I thought PE requirements were mickey mouse. I suspect both PE programs and my attitude have changed.</p>

<p>At my kids' high school, there is a full-year PE requirement, which is generally done freshman year. </p>

<p>The freshmen in honors bio, though, only take gym 4 days a week, and have a 2-period bio class on the 5th day for a lab. They only get a half year's credit of PE, and they do the same thing sophomore year with chemistry. </p>

<p>That used to annoy me, but now I think it is poetic justice that the nerdier kids end up with two years of gym! My D is not amused.</p>

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<p>MUSC 153 & 154 Eurhythmics count for PE. Taught at CIM.</p>

<p>most of the PE classes are only half-semesters at a time, so you can take two difference PEs in a semester</p>

<p>The more non-traditional ones, rock climbing, fencing in particular fill up very fast though</p>