I’m an incoming freshman and will be going to the engineering school. I was wondering what classes are required for every student at Rice. Like, at some colleges every student must take english 1. What courses do I have to take that are not specifically for engineering but are just “core” classes?
Rice is actually a lot more flexible in its required courses than many colleges. You can find all the info here: https://ga.rice.edu/undergraduate-students/academic-policies-procedures/graduation-requirements/
There is a Freshman Writing Intensive Seminar (FWIS) and distribution requirements in three areas required of all students. There are numerous FWIS classes to choose from. These are small seminars. All freshmen also must take CTIS (critical thinking in sexuality). There are many classes that will satisfy the distribution requirements outside of classes taken for the student’s major.