Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements for A.B. Students
- Writing Seminar—one course
- Foreign Language—completion of introductory course sequence or proficiency demonstrated by standardized test scores or departmental exam
- Epistemology and Cognition (EC)—one course
- Ethical Thought and Moral Values (EM)—one course
- Historical Analysis (HA)—one course
- Literature and the Arts (LA)—two courses
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)—one course
- Science and Technology, with laboratory (ST)—two courses
- Social Analysis (SA)—two courses
General Education Requirements for B.S.E. Students
In addition to the School of Engineering and Applied Science requirements of four terms of mathematics, two terms of physics, and one term each of chemistry and computer science, candidates for the B.S.E. degree must fulfill the writing requirement by taking a Writing Seminar in the first year and take a minimum of seven courses in the humanities and social sciences. The humanities and social science courses must include one course in four of the six areas listed below:
- Epistemology and Cognition (EC)
- Ethical Thought and Moral Values (EM)
- Foreign Language (at the 107/108 level or above)
- Historical Analysis (HA)
- Literature and the Arts (LA)
- Social Analysis (SA)
Please refer to the Undergraduate Announcement for further details.