Higher education should introduce students to great literary works. Not only does the study of excellent literature speak to the breadth of human experience, but it also inculcates the habits of reading and reflection that students will use for the rest of their lives. In many cases, college marks the last time students will read books they do not choose themselves, making it even more pressing to offer them an enriching educational experience. Accordingly, we define a literature requirement as a comprehensive literature survey. Narrow, single-author, or esoteric courses do not count for this requirement, but introductions to broad subfields (such as British or Latin American literature) do.
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