<p>It seems like Wash U has a lot of core requirements, and the system described on the website is kind of confusing...can anyone tell me what filling the requirements is like? Is it really restrictive? Thanks :)</p>
<p>For an artsci student? Filling the requirements do need some planning. You cannot just pick whatever comes to mind during registration for your general electives. It is not really restrictive, maybe a little. The only specific course you have to take is Writing 1. If you have a specific question or need clarification on a specific part of the IQ Curriculum, just ask.</p>
<p>Thank you, yes, for an ArtSci student. Basically I am interested in English, journalism, linguistics, art, pschology, etc, and I don’t want to have to really take math or science beyond psych…is that possible within the requirements? Filling the writing one is no concern for me</p>
<p>They really aren’t that bad. ~3-4 courses are required in each of 4 areas, but each area has a lot of courses to choose from. It does require some planning, but it’s not THAT restrictive - you can usually find classes that sound at least somewhat interesting. Unfortunately, the math/science requirement is one of the harder ones to satisfy if you don’t like the area in general. There are some courses concerning things such as the solar system, which are fairly easy, even if not necessarily interesting. I’m not familiar enough with IQ to tell you if you can use purely psych classes to satisfy your math/science requirement though.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you. That’s good to know. Actually, I have another semi-related question - if you are not in the college of art, can you still take art/design classes there for distribution requirements? Thank you for being so helpful :)</p>
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I don’t think so under the IQ curriculum, but don’t quote me on that/check with an advisor or someone here might be able to qualify.</p>
<p>That being said, the IQ curriculum will not get you to the necessary 120 credits (and your major & possible minor should take care of at least one of the areas). You will have plenty of room to take Sam Fox classes (and even minor in something there) if you so desire. As Ryan has said, it just requires some planning so that you don’t get to your senior year & go “oh crap, I still have a huge requirement to fulfill.”</p>
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You’re going to have to fulfill the NSM requirement, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to have to take intense math/science classes. It can be fulfilled with some of the 300-level psych classes, or a lot of people I know took EPSci (Earth & Planetary Sciences) classes because they’re considerably easier than Bio/Chem/Physics/etc. It also looks like a few Anthro & Arch classes might also fulfill it.</p>
<p>For the Applied Numeracy Requirement, you don’t even need Calc I, if you don’t want to take it. Apparently classes like Physics 125, 126, and 171 count for it (classes like “stars, galaxies, and cosmology”), and they’re notoriously easy and don’t have all that much math. </p>
<p>Psych 300 (Psych Stats) also counts for A.N. - Sara Estle teaches at least a section each semester. I had her for some other psych classes, and I absolutely adored her. Her Psych Stats is also ridiculously easy & not very math heavy (as compared to any other stats class).</p>
<p>Note - I’m was an engineering student, so I don’t know all the nuances of the IQ curriculum; take my advice with that in mind.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much! All good things to know and consider, and now I’m feeling better about my options. Just from all the helpful people on here, it seems like the Wash U campus is a nice place to be.</p>