Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI

Hillsdale College says, "Liberal education begins with the 'core curriculum,' where students are conducted systematically through stages of intellectual growth and acquirement in a variety of disciplines, each worthy of study for its own sake." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    YES
  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because the requirement only applies to select degree programs.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    YES
  • 5. Economics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Economics because it is one of three areas of the "Social Sciences" requirement, from which students need only select one.

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because students may test out of the "Mathematics Competency" requirement through SAT or ACT scores.

  • 7. Science

    YES
  • Additional Information

    Hillsdale College should be commended for its well-formulated Core Curriculum, which requires students to take seven mandatory classes spanning rhetoric, Western history, American history, the Constitution, natural science, and the Great Books.

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