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Part of the reason the Core is so limited is that the Core Standing Committee (CSC) requires that courses that count for Core credit meet basic requirements, which vary amongst Core areas. All categories, however, require a final exam, and most require a midterm and/or a paper. This needn’t be the case...
Take, for instance, Historical Studies B, which is meant to teach students how to closely analyze small and focused historical events. Most history department conference courses are disqualified from counting for Core credit simply because they require a lengthy paper in lieu of a final. These courses, however, are better suited than Core courses to teach students how to analyze particular historical events. The term paper forces students to engage in the practice of historical analysis, something with which students merely flirt in a Core...
...student wants to take a conference course or seminar for Core credit, he or she should be able to; a final exam adds almost no value over a term paper. This small change would open up whole departments to students. For instance, nearly every English course would count for Literature and Arts A or C. Being more liberal with syllabus requirements and actively seeking out departmental courses would add still more departments. Such a broad expansion of the Core, for which this page has consistently petitioned, will lead to smaller courses, more options, and more satisfied students...
...power to make such a change rests with the CSC, which should work immediately to authorize large swaths of courses for Core credit for this spring term. Most upper-level courses are difficult enough that they will not require a high level of scrutiny. The only excuse for not authorizing scores of new courses is surmountable institutional inertia...
...Wilson could still not shake her desire to get back on the soccer field. “After being on the ice hockey team my freshman year, I desperately wanted to play soccer,” Wilson said. Last week she finally got the call, and to her credit has taken full advantage of the opportunity. “One of the great things about her, she was brought up and right away had a lot of commitment to the team,” Odorczyk said. “She got herself right into...