Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Williams says, "Williams seeks to provide the finest possible liberal arts education by nurturing in students the academic and civic virtues, and their related traits of character. Academic virtues include the capacities to explore widely and deeply, think critically, reason empirically, express clearly, and connect ideas creatively. Civic virtues include commitment to engage both the broad public realm and community life, and the skills to do so effectively." [Source]
- Website:http://www.williams.edu/
- Graduation Rate:95%
- Tuition & Fees:$41,434 annually
General Education Requirements
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1. Composition
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2. Literature
NO -
3. Foreign Language
NONo credit given for Foreign Language because language study is only an option in the "Languages and the Arts" divisional requirement.
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4. U.S. Government or History
NONo credit given for U.S. Government or History because a survey course in American government or history is an option, but not required, to fulfill the "Social Studies" divisional requirement.
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5. Economics
NO -
6. Mathematics
PARTIALOne-half credit given for Mathematics and Natural or Physical Science because math and science are folded into the "Science and Mathematics" divisional requirement, thus students may choose either one or the other. (Likewise, the "Quantitative/Formal Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by science courses.)
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7. Science
PARTIALOne-half credit given for Mathematics and Natural or Physical Science because math and science are folded into the "Science and Mathematics" divisional requirement, thus students may choose either one or the other.
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General Education Assessment
Williams College uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.
