Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

Dickinson College says, "The general degree requirements introduce students to the special nature of inquiry in each of the three major divisions of learning (the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the laboratory sciences), to a variety of cultural and intellectual perspectives, and to the place of physical activity in their lives." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because the "First-year seminars" do not focus on composition and writing instruction, and the "Writing intensive course" requirement may be satisfied by courses in a range of disciplines that do not necessarily focus on expository writing.

  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the "Quantitative Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by science, economics, English, and music theory courses.

  • 7. Science

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because the "Laboratory Science" requirement may be satisfied by courses in computer science.

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