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<p>Some schools don’t have class requirements (eg math classes up to multivariable calculus) but have distribution requirements (4 credits of math) so that even if you have already taken multivariable calc and pass the placement test, you still have to take 4 credits of math.</p>
<p>According to Piper and Collegealum, MIT has class requirements and not distribution requirements.</p>