<p>Hi, I am currently a junior in high school and I really want to major in English in college. I was wondering will I have to take any kind of math (like calculus) if I major in English? I want to apply to Cornell, UVA, and Wesleyan as my top choices. Do these colleges have a core curriculum that require math? Thanks</p>
<p>At some schools math is a required gen ed. However, many schools allow non STEM majors to take courses like logic in lieu of real math.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Cornell requires all students to take at least one math and quantitative reasoning (MQR) course. The math department lists some Calc alternatives here: [Mathematics</a> for the Arts & Sciences Student | <a href=“http://www.math.cornell.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.math.cornell.edu](<a href=“http://www.math.cornell.edu/m/Courses/FSM/arts]Mathematics”>http://www.math.cornell.edu/m/Courses/FSM/arts)</a></p>
<p>UVA requires at lest one math course but I’m having trouble finding the “BS” math classes. I’m sure they exist, and if you get in and enroll your advisor would be able to recommend an appropriately easy non Calc math course. </p>
<p>Wesleyan’s gen ed web page is somewhat unclear on whether it requires math, but if it does, I’d imagine it also offers a math for humanities majors as do most colleges.</p>
<p>Virginia requires 12 credits of science and math from at least two different departments.
[Area</a> Requirements | The Undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences, U.Va.](<a href=“http://college.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/requirements/area]Area”>http://college.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/requirements/area)</p>
<p>Eligible math courses (excluding 1000T and 1030) include several non-calculus courses and easier versions of calculus 1 and 2:
[Course</a> Descriptions | Department of Mathematics, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.math.virginia.edu/courses]Course”>http://www.math.virginia.edu/courses)</p>
<p>However, a student can avoid math entirely by choosing courses from two different other departments like physics and biology:
[UVa</a> Physics - Course Descriptions](<a href=“http://www.phys.virginia.edu/education/CourseDescriptions.asp]UVa”>Physics Courses - UVa Physics)
[UVa</a> Course Catalog - Catalog of Courses for Biology (Unofficial, Lou’s List)](<a href=“http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/mySIS/CC2/Biology.html]UVa”>http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/mySIS/CC2/Biology.html)</p>
<p>Regardless of requirements, it is generally a good idea to get a basic knowledge of probability and statistics, due to its general utility in many areas. If you intend to go to law school, courses that practice logical thinking (such as philosophy logic, math (particularly with proofs), and computer science) can be helpful in preparing for the logic questions on the LSAT.</p>
<p>Other courses useful to take generally in college are the introductory courses in the various social studies subjects (economics, psychology, sociology, political science), since understanding of human behavior can be useful generally in life (given that most people live as members of various social organizations like family, employer, community, economy, nation, etc.).</p>