<p>Am I reading this right? <a href="http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/registrar/policy/gened.html%5B/url%5D">http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/registrar/policy/gened.html</a></p>
<p>Math is not required as a GER? It's available under Natural Science, but not required. If it's true, my kid will turn cart wheels. ;)</p>
<p>No, I think you skimmed over it when you read the list. It's disguised with the name "symbolic reasoning". ;) However, there ARE non-math classes that satisfy the requirement, like Symbolic Logic, and some basic computer science classes.</p>
<p>The logic classes are fantastic courses for anyone contemplating law school.</p>
<p>My daughter is presently taking the Symbolic Logic class. She inherited her father's genetic disinclination to enjoy mathematics. When taught well, logic is a very difficult subject to study. I'm glad, as I'm sure she is, that she has the alternative not to take math at UR. She made "As" and "B+s" in her college prep math classes so she is smart enough to do the work, so that's not the problem. </p>
<p>Here's a question for us all: Which will come in more handy and useful in life--a college logic class or a college math class? Take a logic class and once you see how the average person takes fallacious statements and arguments as being accurate and profound, and you should see the obvious answer. Why, then, instead of there being a required math course or two at many universities why isn't there a required course in logic??...Isn't it more important for a well-rounded student to think well than to "cipher" well? Even Jethro Bodine could "cipher" well--naught,naught, double-naught...</p>
<p>You guessed it: undergrad philosophy major here. And, following up on something someone mentioned above, I personally can think of no better major before law school than philosophy.</p>
<p>^^While logic is wonderful, IMO for the betterment of society Stats should be required of all citizens. It doesn't matter if one can see thru fallacious arguments until one can read the statistical fallacies that Marketers & politicians spew out daily: Its called SPIN.</p>
<p>^^^Am I splitting hairs? Maybe. But logic interprets stats. It also helps in <em>every</em> sphere of human life, large and small.</p>