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:97%
- Tuition & Fees:$40,500 annually
General Education Requirements
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1. Composition
NONo credit given for Composition because the "Writing" requirement may be satisfied by writing courses in a range of 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.
