So You Want an Open Curriculum?

An open curriculum is not for everybody, so let’s look at it in more detail

What is an open curriculum?

When I was in college, students had to take distribution requirements, which meant they could pick from a certain list of courses in different areas, like humanities, sciences, and math. This is pretty similar to the familiar core curriculum, which is a set of general education requirements that all students have to take. 

Thes…