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To: JohnM who wrote (51267)	3/1/2008 9:28:44 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543056

That's pretty much how it was at my university. I had to take all kinds of whacky stuff (chemistry for idiots, biology, etc.). If cultural anthropology hadn't counted as a science I would never have graduated.

To: JohnM who wrote (51267)	3/1/2008 9:49:53 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543056

You might yet get your wish, but in a rather unfortunate direction. The local Community Colleges these days do a rousing business in helping kids finish HS. So perhaps in a few years, by the Sophomore year, the students will be ready for college. And that included BS programs, engineering, business, whatever. And could take no more than one or two courses in any field (less students create their own narrow minded majors.) My undergrad degree was a BSE (Bachelor of Science in Engineering) with a concentration in electrical. This is an oddity in engineering education, and well commented on when your resume is examined in a job interview. The school was a small private liberal arts college. They in fact didn't want to offer BSEE degrees precisely because they argued that students should have a better grounding in a wider range of engineering, math, and physics. I actually agree with this. But the extra exposure was all in other engineering, math, or physics classes. Consequently I have all the physics classes of a BS in physics, but lack about 70 hours of humanities. I have close to a BS in math as well, but again, lack the humanities. However, in grad school (Stanford) my undergrad background was IMO, better than what the average Stanford BSEE emerged with, despite the fact that they would have had "better" teachers and much better exposure to well equipped research. I can assure you that my GPA from the small college was worth it's face value, while my GPA from grad school at Stanford should be viewed a bit more like the US $, despite them being numerically about identical. Which in itself has always been kind of useful to know: There are MANY small colleges across the USA where you can get an excellent education, from very dedicated teachers, even if they never got the Nobel in anything. I'm very thankful that our country has so many dedicated individuals.