<p>Sorry if this posted somewhere else, I could not find any info. At most American colleges, you have to complete certain general classes no matter what your getting your degree in (ie. a math, a science, etc.). At McGill, do you still have these generals?? </p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>There is no university wide Core Curriculum. Each faculty has its own distribution requirements, mostly taken during freshman year. Here is an example for Desautels:
[url=<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/newstudents/facultyprograminfo/management/]Management[/url”>http://www.mcgill.ca/newstudents/facultyprograminfo/management/]Management[/url</a>]
They are called Complimentary Courses, other universities may call them a distribution requirement:
➪ U0 Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits in total will be chosen from the following three categories, but no more than 6 credits may be taken in one category (click on the links below to view the list of courses in each category): </p>
<ol>
<li> C1 - Society, Culture & Language </li>
<li> C2 - Critical Thinking & Analysis </li>
<li> C3 - Global Perspective & Environment</li>
</ol>
<p>Thanks! That link was what I was looking for. No offense, but the McGill website is definitely not the easiest to navigate.</p>
<p>I am planning on going into linguistics, which is under the “Arts” section in the link you provided. Just looking for confirmation, but according to “option 1” I can essentially choose what ever classes I want (with some restrictions), correct? So, for example, I wouldn’t have to take Chemistry or some Math…</p>
<p>Thanks again! That link is exactly what I needed!</p>
<p>Never mind, I found out what I needed. Thanks again!</p>
<p>LOL! If you can figure out the website and learn how to search and drill down for answers, you will have no trouble succeeding at McGill.</p>