<p>i know more than a few LACs have core curriculum requirements that force a student to take several courses in math and sciences.</p>
<p>does amherst have such programs?
ideally I would just take straight poli sci and IR classes and no math/science requirements.</p>
<p>Amherst has no core requirements at all (which would rock for a math-scarred humanities student like myself).</p>
<p>To clarify a bit: Amherst does not have a core curriculum (its core curriculum was abolished in approximately the mid 1960's). Nor does Amherst have any distribution requirements.</p>
<p>You've asked this question about several schools and you've finally hit paydirt. The other LACs which have (almost) no requirements are Brown, Grinnell, Vassar, and Hamilton.</p>
<p>Amherst has only 1 required class, a freshman seminar of about 15 students in a variety of topics that is supposed to be writing-intensive to help prepare you for college writing. They are in a variety of topics and disciplines.</p>
<p>thanks alot, amherst is now even more amazing to me.</p>