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Core Curriculum

Overview

Why does your USM Core education matter?

You understand why you need to select and complete a major, but do you also know why your Core education matters?  See below for answers to questions like

Why Do I Have to Take This Course?

     Read the excerpt here.  Call 780-4755 if you'd like a copy of the full brochure

Why Does a Liberal Education Matter?

      The Value of a Liberal Education

     The Liberal Arts, Economic Value, and Leisure

What does this have to do with my job?

     The Myth of the Successful Dropout

What is it worth?  And is that the right question?

     One View from USM (Free Press editorial)

     College is More than a Return on Investment

      Liberal Arts Majors Have True Value

What Do Employers Say?

     The Top 10

     The Essential Learning Outcomes