General education requirements at the University of La Verne have been revised. Incoming freshmen will no longer be required to take all of the Core classes that have been mandatory in the past. And each department has set its own guidelines for foreign language requirements for its own majors.
If you’ve been on the University campus for a semester or more, you’ve heard complaints about the University’s general education requirements and core requirements. The typical complaints are that the general education and core requirements aren’t related to the respective majors.
Liberal arts colleges are an endangered species and for good reason. With the average person wanting to get in and out of college as quickly as possible, the demand for an institution that excels in providing a well-rounded education is miniscule.