Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

Franklin & Marshall College says, "The Franklin & Marshall curriculum combines a spirit of innovation with a strong sense of tradition... The graduation requirements provide sufficient structure to ensure that students receive a general education in the liberal arts while offering enough choice to allow the construction of an individualized educational experience." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because the "First-Year Writing" requirement may be satisfied by "First-Year Seminars" or writing-intensive courses in a range of disciplines, which do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.

  • 2. Literature

    NO

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

  • 7. Science

    YES

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