Re: [RC] Degrees that AERC riders have... - Sisu West Ranch
"... have to have a
liberal Arts background in order to be 'well-rounded'?? ..."
I don't think anyone was implying that one did.
Grandpa Fred quit formal school after the 10th grade because it was 1934.
He read widely all of his life and was definately "well rounded".
On the other hand, it is easier to get a broader education
at a liberal arts college. When I was going for my chemistry degree, I
faced the usual problem for a male in the 60's. If I did not graduate in 4
years I would get a tour of SE Asia from the US Gov. To satisfy the
college's requirements for course work and to satisfy the American Chemical
Society's requirements for a "certified" degree I had to take 4 or 5 credits of
overload every semester I was in school. To make it clearer, I could
have gotten a chemistry major, and a math minor with 16 credits per semester,
but ended up with 21+ credits on my schedule to get the required chemistry and
math to satisfy the ACS.
The other advantage of a Liberal Arts school, is the close
exposure to folk majoring in lots of different areas, not just engineering and
science.
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
