Yale University
New Haven, CT
Yale says it offers a liberal arts education "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]
- Website:http://www.yale.edu/
- Graduation Rate:96%
- Tuition & Fees:$38,300 annually
General Education Requirements
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1. Composition
NONo credit given for Composition because the "Writing" requirement may be satisfied by over 150 courses spanning 45 different departments that do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.
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2. Literature
NO -
3. Foreign Language
YES -
4. U.S. Government or History
NO -
5. Economics
NO -
6. Mathematics
NONo credit given for Mathematics because the "Quantitative Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by science and economics courses.
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7. Science
YES -
Additional Information
Notably, the Directed Studies program--an optional freshman-year sequence open only to selected students--offers an integrated study of great books and ideas.
