Fordham U Core Classes

[c5212]

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Is the amount of core classes required at Fordham University (NY) absurd compared to other colleges? Realistic for a pre-med?


(from wikipedia)
All undergraduate colleges at Fordham share a Core Curriculum that consists of 17–21 courses (depending on foreign language proficiency) drawn from nine disciplines and/or families of disciplines intended to provide a sound liberal arts education. In outline, the core includes:

• One course of English composition / rhetoric and two of literature
• Two courses of Philosophy and two of Theology
• Two courses each in History, Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences
• One course each in Mathematics and the Fine Arts
• Foreign language up to an advanced level (1 to 4 courses)
• One course each on American Pluralism and Global Studies
• A capstone Senior Seminar in Values and Moral Choices
• A Freshman Seminar

 

[kwikemartman]

its not absurd at all.

most liberal-artsy schools will have General Education Requirements which will probably seem like a waste of time.

My school, for example, requires about 20 courses as well.

 

[bigbad]

its not absurd at all.

most liberal-artsy schools will have General Education Requirements which will probably seem like a waste of time.

My school, for example, requires about 20 courses as well.

Yup mine too. Yours doesn't even seem too bad OP

 

[oran berry]

Eh, to me this seems like an insane amount of classes. I attend a small private LAC and we have required units as well, but we don't have nearly as many as this college requires or the same specificity, and most of them could be fulfilled with just one major anyway.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

looks very reasonable. if it for some reason doesn't mesh with your expectations, there are many other colleges.