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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you define a liberal arts major? That can be anything from English to physics.[/quote]

[b]The liberal arts curriculum incorporates sciences, math, social sciences, and humanities. A liberal arts education is about giving students both breadth and depth. You study a broad array of subjects to get breadth, and also go deep in one area (your major).[/b]  It’s not vocational in that it isn’t geared to preparing students for a specific career, but rather aims to teach critical thinking and other skills that will allow students to adapt to a variety of jobs over the course of a lifetime. [/quote]
I was an engineering major at a huge state school and I — and all of my classmates, whether Philosophy majors or nursing majors — had this. You don’t need to major in liberal arts or go to a LAC to get this. If your child goes to a four year college in the US, they will get this type of education. [/quote]

Once more for the people with poor reading comprehension skills, no one " majors" in liberal arts. [/quote]
You’re right. :roll: I should’ve said “you don’t need to major in a subject in the humanities, arts, natural sciences, or social sciences” (aka four categories generally accepted to constitute the liberal arts) to get the type of education you describe.

But I think you knew what I meant. [/quote]

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