whats the CORE curriculum?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>can somebody explain it in plain english</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/faq/academic.php#44%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/faq/academic.php#44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>In a way, the Core is similar to general education requrements at other colleges. Most colleges have a "Chinese menu" sort of deal, where you pick a history class from List A, an english class from List B, etc. At Columbia, everyone takes the same set of classes.</p>