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...next most popular courses after Ec 1 and Hum 2 were generally steady to higher: Math 1a, 461; Soc Sci 1, 456; Gov la, 421; Nat Sci 5, 390; Hum 5, 384; English 10, 357; Fine Arts...
...history to dispense with a full schedule of departmental courses. This reasoning has evidently not influenced the present standards, because sophomore rank listing has nothing to do with preparation in English, either historical or critical. A sophomore's grade average may well cover three science courses and a Soc Sci. In any case, members of English 98 can take four departmental courses in addition to tutorial...
...short, the generally educated man, first and foremost, should be given the seeds of learning in each of the four broad areas of knowledge (through courses like Hum 6, Nat Sci 5, and Soc Sci 2), and it is for this reason that we stress the need for breadth before depth in General Education. No matter how hard he studies, a man cannot leave the college with proficiency in a variety of departments. But he can leave with some sophistication in his own department and the ability to appreciate other works outside the broad field of knowledge of which...
...those who claim that this goal is beyond attainment, we would cite those present Gen Ed courses which do an excellent job of giving the student a broad, usable vocabulary, i.e., Nat Sci 5, Hum 6, Soc Sci 2. For example, Nat Sci 5 combines physics, chemistry and biology in giving the student tools to gain insight into a wide range of scientific topics. Similarly, Soc Sci 2 and Hum 6 allow the student to read history or literature with a greatly enhanced sense of perspective. On the other hand, a course like Nat Sci 10 is too narrowly conceived...