Word: core
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...making the decision, course availability has been raised as a cause for concern, as many have worried that students will have a smaller course selection under Gen Ed than under the Core. There are now over 150 courses available for students to fulfill their eight Gen Ed category requirements, in contrast to more than 440 courses that can still count toward the Core’s seven requirements...
...Doyle said that the Core program is “the more generous route” because it gives students “more options...
...Because Core courses are still being offered, if a student decides on Gen Ed and a Core course sounds more interesting, they most likely won’t take it, because most Core courses won’t count for Gen Ed, whereas Gen Ed can count towards Core,” Doyle said...
...Adriana I. Colón ’12 said that she has her doubts about whether or not she has been well-informed about the Gen Ed versus Core decision, though she is leaning toward the former. As she considers a VES concentration with a secondary field in History or Social Studies, Colón said that the selection process between the two programs is highly dependent on the concentration she ends up selecting...
...choosing to create a special concentration, I feel that it would be easier to choose Gen Ed instead of trying to figure out what Core areas I would have to take or be exempt from,” she said. “Also, since Gen Ed classes can count for concentration credit as well, this will leave me with more wiggleroom for electives and such...