What's a school thats big on history or has a big history dept.

[ucbalumnus]

@merc81

My main concern regarding non-open curricula in general is that under some structures they can create wasteful redundancies for students who have applied themselves in high school. This particular student loves history. Essentially retaking an introductory biology course, for example, would add little value to their education.

However, most schools have considerable choice in what courses are allowed for general education requirements, so a student who has completed AP biology in high school may have plenty of other useful or interesting choices to fulfill a biological science requirement. Choice may be more limited at schools where the general education requirements are or resemble a core curriculum (e.g. MIT).