Barnard College

New York, NY

Barnard says its "curriculum enables students to develop strength in ways of knowing that incorporate but also transcend traditional academic disciplines. The college dedicates itself to imparting to each student self-renewing intellectual resourcefulness, the mark of a liberal arts education." [Source]

General Education Requirements

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  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

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    No credit given for Literature because the course offerings for the Literature general education requirement are narrow in scope.

  • 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 course offerings for the Historical Studies general education requirement are narrow in scope.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

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    No credit given for Mathematics because courses in astronomy, chemistry, and environmental science may satisfy the Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning requirement.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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