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 students may test out of the "Writing" requirement through SAT or ACT scores.

  • 2. Literature

    YES
  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    PARTIAL

    See Note

    One-half credit given for both Mathematics and Natural or Physical Science because math and science are folded into the "Natural Sciences and Mathematics" section of the "Areas of Inquiry" requirement, as well as the "Scientific Perspectives on the World" section of the "Common Core" requirement; thus students may choose either one or the other.

  • 7. Science

    PARTIAL

    See Note

    One-half credit given for both Mathematics and Natural or Physical Science because math and science are folded into the "Natural Sciences and Mathematics" section of the "Areas of Inquiry" requirement, as well as the "Scientific Perspectives on the World" section of the "Common Core" requirement; thus students may choose either one or the other.

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