<p>how does it work at brown, can someone explain to me in depth?</p>
<p>isnt it like, no majors, you study whatever you want without required courses?</p>
<p>Basic competency in writing, plus you must meet the requirements of a major (called concentrations). Your electives are your own - there are no breadth requirements.</p>
<p>beprepn</p>
<p>Right, so there are no GENERAL requirements for everybody, but every student must complete a set of requirements for a major of their choice.</p>
<p>Officially, majors are called "concentrations" at Brown, but a lot of students just call them majors.</p>
<p>You are required to take at least one major. A lot of students do two.</p>
<p>We don't have minors, but if you just want to take a bunch of classes in a particular area without filling the requirements for the major, that's fine (it just doesn't show up on your transcript / diploma that you did anything official).</p>
<p>You are required to pass 30 classes, and you are "expected" to take at least 32 (4 per semester).</p>
<p>You must demonstrate competency in writing, which basically means that if a professor thinks your writing isn't up to snuff, they tell you to take a writing class. I'm not exactly sure how this works, but I don't think it happens too often.</p>