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...Quantitative Reasoning Requirement (QRR) test, since 1974 a rite of passage for first-years, would be phased out under the CRC's plan, its primary-colored study books deemed "too brief an exposure for our undergraduates, given the clear need for greater fluency in quantitative matters," in the working paper...
While admitting that "such a move will help but will not fully solve" problems with the dwindling number of Core courses offered, the CRC recommends reducing the current number of required courses...
Jorge I. Dominguez, Thomson professor of government and chair of the Core subcommittee on Historical Studies, says he will support whatever legislation the CRC presents, but was not convinced less requirements were necessary...
President Neil L. Rudenstine says he is sympathetic to the plight of students like Dean, and is supportive of the CRC's proposal...
While the CRC opposes replacing the Core with a system of departmental bypasses, the working paper does recommend that "Core subcommittees expand their mechanisms for reviewing requests (petitions) from qualified students who wish to meet Core requirments with department courses which specifically require advanced background and skills...