<p>I'm a fan of open curriculum, so I was wondering which colleges had them. I know Brown and Hamilton do. Also, I know most colleges have requirements, but some have lax ones (like, you only need an English unit to graduate). What schools have that?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Amherst College</p>
<p>Vassar College</p>
<p>good thread.</p>
<p>Smith, if you're female.</p>
<p>Grinnell 10char</p>
<p>University of Rochester.</p>
<p>some others reported on prior threads:</p>
<p>Bennington
Hampshire
Bard
Eugene Lang
Evergreen
Marlboro
Sarah Lawrence
Wesleyan?</p>
<p>CMU doesn't have open curriculum per se. You need something like 25 credits;however, they can be taken at any college at CMU including buisness. I think that the only thing they require is English.</p>
<p>Bump?</p>
<p>As for Wesleyan, I think you need 30-something units or credits, but they don't have to be specific classes. Can anyone clarify this? Thanks.</p>
<p>I don't know the specifics of Wesleyan, but I know that the requirements are really easy and that they aren't really "requirements" (in that you don't NEED them to graduate, unless you want to write a thesis/graduate with honors). This is what I've heard from current students.</p>
<p>Hamilton College.</p>
<p>sunshiner is correct. More specifics:</p>
<p>Wes as gen ed "suggestions," which you don’t need to fufill to gradute. Some (only a few) majors require them, most majors require them for honors, and they are required for University honors and Phi Beta Kappa. They are:</p>
<p>3 classes in math/science, 3 classes in social sciences, 3 classes in humanities/arts. 2 of the classes from each area are to be completed before the end of sophomore year, and all of those 6 classes are to be in different departments. The last three can be in any departments.</p>
<p>That is, you can't fulfill your math/sciences with 3 chem. courses, or even two chem courses sophomore year and then a bio course junior year. But you could do a chem course and a bio course sophmore year, and then a chem course junior year.</p>
<p>That sounds more confusing than it is (also, it is unclear to me if the “all six courses to be completed before junior year have to be in different departments” requirement is strictly applied). It's actually really easy, and, again, not required. I was somone who was initially very attracted to Brown because of the open curriculum, and I havn't found Wes's gen eds a problem to complete so far.</p>
<p>Also, all colleges (or almost all) require a certian # of credits to gradate, even open curriculum colleges. Open curriculum just means you can take those credits in any subjects/classes you like.</p>
<p>nyu has the gallatin school of individualized study-you get to create your own major. i dont know what the specific requirements are but they're probably not too stringent.</p>
<p>Brown.....</p>