Yale University

New Haven, CT

"Yale College offers a liberal arts education," it says, "one that aims to cultivate a broadly informed, highly disciplined intellect without specifying in advance how that intellect will be used....[I]ts main goal is to instill knowledge and skills that students can bring to bear in whatever work they eventually choose." [Source]

General Education Requirements

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  • 1. Composition

    NO

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    No credit given for Composition because the Writing skills requirement may be satisfied by over 150 courses spanning 25 different departments.

  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

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    No credit given for Mathematics because the Quantitative Reasoning requirement may be fulfilled with courses in economics, environmental studies, and physical science.

  • 7. Science

    NO

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    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because such courses as "Chemistry in Popular Novels" and "Search for Extraterrestrial Life" may satisfy the Science requirement.

  • Additional Information

    The Directed Studies initiative, an optional program open only to selected students, notably offers an integrated study of great books and ideas.

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