Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

Grinnell College says that "the only requirements for graduation are completion of a First-Year Tutorial, 124 credits, and the academic major." Grinnell's lack of a core curriculum places "significant responsibility on each student to design a coherent and compelling course of study, in conversation with a faculty adviser." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because the "First-Year Tutorials" do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.

  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO
  • 7. Science

    NO
  • Additional Information

    Apart from First-Year Tutorials, there are no formal general education requirements.

  • General Education Assessment

    Grinnell 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.

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