Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton says its general education requirements "transcend the boundaries of specialization and provide all students with a common language and common skills. It is as important for a student in engineering to engage in disciplined reflection on human conduct, character, and ways of life or to develop critical skills through the study of the history, aesthetics, and theory of literature and the arts as it is for a student in the humanities to understand the rigors of quantitative reasoning and to develop a basic knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of scientific inquiry and technological development." [Source]

General Education Requirements

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  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

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    No credit given for Literature because narrow and trendy courses may satisfy the Literature and the Arts distribution 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 narrow and trendy courses may satisfy the Historical Analysis distribution requirement.

  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

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    No credit given for Mathematics because science courses or courses with little math content may satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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