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...while Advising Fortnight, which concluded on Sunday, encouraged current first-years to consider their concentration options, few freshmen feel that they are being properly educated about their impending choice between Gen Ed and the Core...
...site features a little-known tool for students trying to decide between the two programs. The “Planning Worksheet (Gen Ed vs. Core)” is a downloadable PDF file that students can fill out based on prospective concentration possibilities, allowing them to see which program better suits their needs. The worksheet asks students to find courses that fulfill the requirements in each of the programs, check off completed requirements, and evaluate their findings...
...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...