<p>A lot of people seem to have the impression that a GenEd core is completely rigid, and that’s not really true. It has a rigid outline, but what you do within that outline is pretty much wide open. You have to take two humanities, two social sciences etc., but there are many options within those. A social science can be sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, economics, geography, political science, archaeology, linguistics, etc. A humanities course can be anything from philosophy, art, art history, music, literature, religion, performing arts and all kinds of other stuff. If you can’t find a couple things off of each of those lists that interest you, then you really need to broaden your horizons a bit. </p>
<p>GenEds like English and communications are a bit more rigid. Everyone has to take English composition. But that’s an important class. Knowing how to write and do research on a topic is an essential life skill. Knowing how to effectively communicate is similarly an essential topic. </p>
<p>Clearly not everyone needs to know how to do advanced calculus, but I can basically guarantee that everyone is going to have some use for the skills that come from learning basic math and at least having a basic understanding of the problem solving skills used in science courses. </p>