Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

W&L says, "The goals of a liberal education include both breadth of knowledge (general education) and competency in a specialized discipline or field of knowledge (the major). The general education component seeks to expose students to various modes of thought and to the variety of ideas and values in today's world." [Source]

General Education Requirements

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  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

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    No credit given for Literature because students may take narrow courses to satisfy the requirement.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

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    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because the History requirement may be satisfied by a wide range of courses that do not necessarily focus on American history.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

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    No credit given for Economics because Economics is one of four areas in the Social Sciences requirement where students need only select two.

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

B

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