Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St. Mary's University says, "The core curriculum is the cornerstone of a Mount education and its most distinctive feature. All students complete a four-year integrated sequence of courses designed both to convey a common intellectual experience and to provide the intensive training in critical skills needed for success in college and in the workplace." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because the required "Freshman Seminars" do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.

  • 2. Literature

    YES

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because students may fulfill the requirement with elementary-level study.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    YES

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

B

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