Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Colgate says that its curriculum "is structured to provide a well-rounded liberal education and to prepare students for graduate and professional schools. The faculty's function is to guide and direct the students' efforts to acquire appropriate skills, develop a sense of critical judgment, and master a body of knowledge..." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because only students with low standardized test scores are required to take a composition class.

  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because students may use science courses to satisfy the Natural Sciences and Mathematics distribution requirement.

  • 7. Science

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because the Scientific Perspectives on the World core area requirement may be fulfilled by courses with little science content.

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