University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MAThe University of Massachusetts-Amherst says, 'The two complementary components of an undergraduate education are a student's choice of major, providing depth in a field, and his or her General Education choices, providing breadth of experience. In today's complex world, students need to complement the professional or vocational training provided through the courses taught in their majors with a wide range of intellectual and civic practices. To prepare for an exciting and challenging future, students need to become broadly educated and cognizant of the often rapidly-changing components of their world. Students need to gain a sense of our past achievements, present developments, and future possibilities.' [Source]
Website: http://www.umass.edu/
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Undergraduate
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4-Year
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Composition
YES
Literature
Foreign Language
U.S. Government/History
Economics
NO
Mathematics
Science
YES
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