The required core curriculum that students are required to take in college is failing to meet the needs of today 's college students. Core curriculum is not only time consuming but also very costly. Students are paying for "an average of eleven courses for thirty-three hours to be associated with general education: four humanities, one fine arts, one math, two science, and three social science courses." (Bourke, Brian, Bray and Horton). The cost and time to complete these eleven courses hinders many from completing their bachelor degree in a timely manner. If our colleges want to yield the best and the most intelligent in their field, there should be more of a focus on the courses that will be more pertinent in our professional career.
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If you think you want to understand the creative process, take up a course in Creative Writing. If an individual wants to understand the magic of weaving, go ahead, take a course in weaving. Explore that creative side; electives can be used as an amazing opportunity to broaden an individual 's knowledge base. Students who have the finances, time, resources and the proclivity to take general courses should have the option. If a student is of limited financial means, then they should have the option of not taking the general courses and thus finishing their degrees in a timelier …show more content…
Colleges normally require one year of a foreign language to obtain a degree. That one year of college Spanish or French is more or less a refresher course of what was already taught during high school. If foreign language was not required in a particular high school, then one year at the college level will not give an individual any advantages after college. Some would argue that mastering a foreign language can give students an advantage when they are applying for jobs. While I do agree with this assessment, the operative word here is "mastering". There is little evidence to support that students achieve much if any fluency after one year of a foreign language in college. Taking one year of a foreign language amounts to six credit hours that has been paid for that will not give any advantages, yet cost students time and money. Foreign language is a course that a minority will use, few will benefit from, and a majority will gripe
If you think you want to understand the creative process, take up a course in Creative Writing. If an individual wants to understand the magic of weaving, go ahead, take a course in weaving. Explore that creative side; electives can be used as an amazing opportunity to broaden an individual 's knowledge base. Students who have the finances, time, resources and the proclivity to take general courses should have the option. If a student is of limited financial means, then they should have the option of not taking the general courses and thus finishing their degrees in a timelier …show more content…
Colleges normally require one year of a foreign language to obtain a degree. That one year of college Spanish or French is more or less a refresher course of what was already taught during high school. If foreign language was not required in a particular high school, then one year at the college level will not give an individual any advantages after college. Some would argue that mastering a foreign language can give students an advantage when they are applying for jobs. While I do agree with this assessment, the operative word here is "mastering". There is little evidence to support that students achieve much if any fluency after one year of a foreign language in college. Taking one year of a foreign language amounts to six credit hours that has been paid for that will not give any advantages, yet cost students time and money. Foreign language is a course that a minority will use, few will benefit from, and a majority will gripe