| By Kingdvl (Kingdvl) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:15 pm: Edit |
I know what a LAC stands for (at least I think it stands for Liberal Arts College), but what exactly is the difference between that and a non-liberal arts college?
I never really figured it out.
| By Chrisy (Chrisy) on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 11:38 pm: Edit |
LACs-like high school, you need to complete certain requirements from an variety of departments in order to graduate.
also they usually only award bachelor's degree.
| By Thedad (Thedad) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 12:44 am: Edit |
Not always true. Smith for instance, has only one requirement, a writing class. It also offers Masters degrees. Off the top of my head, an LAC does not offer Ph.D.'s. Non-LAC's might include specialized colleges in science/engineering or the arts.
| By Haon (Haon) on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 07:10 pm: Edit |
Amherst has NO requirements and Williams only has an extremely loose "divisional requirement."
I find that Universities tend actually to have more requirements, and are more likely to have core curriculums.
LACs do not offer Ph.D.'s (ie, don't have grad programs or grad students)...that's the defining difference.
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