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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way the elite schools do it is best: they have requirements for classes  across disciplines, but they can be taken anytime in the 4 yrs, they are typically seminar style that dive deep into an area, many times there are upper level courses that count toward it. They are much harder than AP across the board, as are 90% of courses at top schools, which is why no AP credit is given for most APs at these schools (AP or testing is used for placing into higher levels of calculus and sometimes sciences and foreign language). 
The students do not have to complete them before starting courses toward their major(s) or concentration. Ivies, Hopkins, stanford, top SLACs, William and Mary, Wake, Duke, WashU and dozens more do it this way.
[b]Only the large publics have it such that the first 2 yrs are predominantly gen-ed [/b]and there is high overlap with AP. [/quote]
Not the case with my oldest at UMD. 1 to 2 gen ed classes a semester. [/quote]

They're still rather rudimentary courses, even if you wait 4 years to complete them.[/quote]

Can you tedious1 snobs stop dumping on intro and survey classes at schools you've never attended?

Stop acting like every class at a pricy school is made up of intensely meaningful dialogues with the genius professor.  We know you think you sprang fully formed from the brow of Zeus...[/quote]

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