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Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum Survey - 1997 - Student Comments

Students reasons for why a requirement was most troublesome

[Core requirement and student's major(s) listed before comment]


MAPS - GEOGRAPHY


MAPS - Geography
SOCY

Geography was a very difficult course for someone who has no intentions to take
geography ever again.



MAPS - Geography
HUMN COMM

It was a useless class.



MAPS - Geography
EPOB

MAPS geography requirement: difficult to get enrolled in and seemed a waste of
a class.



MAPS - Geography
GEOL

I learned nothing; it was a waste of time.



MAPS - Geography


Geography was a waste of my time.  I took two AP history courses in high school
and knew more than enough geography.  However, Colorado state law required [me] 
to spend a lot of  money on a huge lecture class that didn't teach me anything.



MAPS - Geography
ECON

[GEOG 1992] - redundant, already covered in high school for at least a half a
semester, but had to be a year for UCB.  Nonsense.



FOREIGN LANGUAGE


Foreign Language
ENGL

I enjoyed learning Spanish but it was difficult for me.  This is not necessarily
a  bad thing - just a fact.



Foreign Language
KINE

Language.



Foreign Language
PSYC

Very difficult at the college level.



Foreign Language
PSCI

Placing people who had previous experience into 1010 language classes
intimidated and distorted the curve for first-year language students.



Foreign Language


Didn't need foreign language.



Foreign Language
MCDB BCHM

Foreign language was hard mainly because it was not a major/minor class for me
and I really didn't try too hard.



Foreign Language
WMST

The amount of credits needed to complete this requirement were hard to meet.
I've spent 5 years wishing I would have taken just one more year of French in high 
school.



Foreign Language


I found myself retaking courses I had already taken at other universities due to
harder classes here, and time elapsed between the old university and this year.
I am in my 5th semester of German!  (And haven't gotten below a C in any of them!)



Foreign Language


I find it difficult to write in a foreign language, but I got the hang of it.



Foreign Language
PSYC

Foreign languages are hard for me to learn - but that is to be expected, in my
opinion.



Foreign Language
ENGL

At my age (47) learning a foreign language is very difficult.



Foreign Language
EPOB PSCI

I don't use it, don't remember it, don't care to know it; waste of time and money.



Foreign Language
THTR

Miserable, lots of work.  Something I would have been more interested in
pass/fail.  Every day class - I hated it.



Foreign Language
MCDB BCHM

Because I had already taken two years in high school but I needed three.  As a
result I had to take three semesters, including one summer, of Spanish to meet my 
MAPS.  It was troublesome and irritating to work this into my schedule.



Foreign Language
COMM

Attempting to learn a foreign language takes an abundant amount of time.
Trying to keep up with any other classes and learn a new language was very difficult.



Foreign Language
PSCI IAFS

Three semesters of foreign language is a lot for eople who do not need to apply
their language in a career field.  Too little to be an advantage, too much of a
pain.



Foreign Language
PSYC

Has not been of use to me or my future.



Foreign Language
GEOG

I had to take 13 credits.  I already took 2 years in high school; a lot of it was review.



Foreign Language
PSYC

It is too difficult.



Foreign Language
ENGL

I will not be using Spanish in my future endeavors. 



Foreign Language
COMM

It required so much time and moved so quickly that even I, who had taken 2 years
of Spanish in high school, had trouble keeping up in beginning SPAN.



Foreign Language
ANTH ELED

The [SPAN] department was very difficult to deal with.  I really hoped to benefit from 
this  opportunity; unfortunately, I didn't.



Foreign Language
FINE

Because it is every day.  Because the [SPAN] teachers were not reasonable.  Too
much work. Way too much time put into the class.  The class moves too fast sometimes; 
hard to keep up.



Foreign Language
PSYC

Third level foreign language is extreme.



Foreign Language
PHIL ANTH

I was a semester short on language skills coming from high school, but needed 3
semesters to meet the requirement.  Furthermore, I should have taken a language that 
would be useful to  me and I  did not.



Foreign Language
ECON ENVS

I thought I had this requirement covered in high school.  Now I have to deal with it.



Foreign Language
ENVS

Ridiculous requirement - I took 2 years in high school, ended up having to take
13 hours here at  CU.



Foreign Language
PSYC

The amount required.



QUANTITATIVE REASONING


Quantitative Reasoning
BAAH

Because I highly dislike math and have put it off until my last semester.



Quantitative Reasoning
KINE COMM

Calculus will be of no use to me, regardless of what field I choose to enter.



Quantitative Reasoning
EPOB

The QRMS requirement was the toughest for me; however, I know that calculus
will help me later on.



Quantitative Reasoning
ITAL

Math mods, because they were useless.



Quantitative Reasoning
IAFS

The course is basic mathematics and should be known already by anyone
attending college.



Quantitative Reasoning
HUMN

I never had to relate any kind of math to any type of logical writing, and this
Class this requirement, but I have had a very difficult time getting them to transfer 
forced me to combine these two areas.  It was tough.  appropriately.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSYC

I've forgotten this by now.



Quantitative Reasoning
FILM

Because I am horrible at math and it is very intensive; you can't slack at all.



Quantitative Reasoning
CHIN

QRMS was the worst class.  The instructor was new and could not teach. I went
through calculus in high school, yet still had to take this class that was more
work and  stress than it was worth.



Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL

Because I took math courses at another college that weren't accepted.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH

I didn't learn anything.



Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL

Unreasonable.



Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL

Remedial skills taught.  I took calculus in high school, but still had to take t
he  class. The instructor, a graduate student, was tortuous.



Quantitative Reasoning
COMM

Math mods are really difficult to take seriously.  I honestly didn't study for them or 
learn anything from them.  Because you do them on your own, it's hard to be motivated.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSCI

Just review for me and it was an overall joke.



Quantitative Reasoning
HUMN

I dislike math and I did not enjoy the class.  Very boring and totally unuseful
in life.



Quantitative Reasoning


Calculus with the head of the Math department.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSYC

Not useful.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH BAAH

I hate math!



Quantitative Reasoning
SPAN

I chose to do math mods, which was a mistake; I did not learn much.



Quantitative Reasoning
FILM

My most troubling spot and it least corresponds to what I want to do.



Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL

I've never been good at math.



Quantitative Reasoning
FILM

This was such a no-brainer.  Absolutely obvious, and people who don't undertstand it 
should not be allowed in college.



Quantitative Reasoning
KINE

Math mods were inconvenient.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSCI

This was not necessary for my major.  I did not enjoy it.



Quantitative Reasoning
HUMN

Because it taught me nothing useful, only fractions and crap I knew already.



Quantitative Reasoning
IAFS

Poor teacher, an effort to go to class.  Difficult teaching skills.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSCI

Most of the math wasn't applicable to real life.  Most of the math was too simplistic.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSYC

I hate math!



Quantitative Reasoning
HIST

It took up too much of my time for 3 hours of credit that didn't apply to my major.



Quantitative Reasoning
IAFS

Not beneficial in the least bit.



Quantitative Reasoning
HIST

I hate math.  I will never use it again.



Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL

Lack of enjoyment made this just boring I think.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSCI IAFS

My major has nothing to do with math.  I will never again use the type of math I
did in math mods.  It was a waste of time and money.



Quantitative Reasoning
HIST

It is very different from my area of study.



Quantitative Reasoning
HIST

Seemed like a useless requirement; didn't learn anything useful or interesting.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSYC

I took math in high school.  I didn't want to take any more math in college. 
 Math doesn't pertain  to my major.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH

Bad teacher.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH IAFS

I'd already taken 4 years of high school math including calculus, so taking 
algebra math mods to complete the requirement was a bit ridiculous.



Quantitative Reasoning
PHIL

QRMS went in one ear and out the other.  I forgot it all as quickly as I forgot
my high  school  math classes.



Quantitative Reasoning
KINE

Not relevant to what I am studying.



Quantitative Reasoning
MCDB BCHM

I was bad at calculus.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH

Math mods were a real pain for me.  Kind of a joke, but at the same time had to
create time for  them.  More work for one credit than necessary.



Quantitative Reasoning
RLST

This area of study relates in no way to my major or my interests.



Quantitative Reasoning
ANTH

I don't do well in math.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSCI

Don't use it; stuff covered in high school; not into math.  Natural Science is
far too  much.  Also, the geography MAPS requirement was ridiculous; they do not 
teach it in high school.



Quantitative Reasoning
SOCY

The way the system is set up is ridiculous.  Math mods are a pain and should be
eliminated.  No  one learns anything - they all copy old tests.



Quantitative Reasoning
JPNS ASIA

Difficult to get a class.



Quantitative Reasoning


Because I will have no use for this ever.



Quantitative Reasoning
SOCY

I hate math, and it shouldn't be a requirement unless needed!



Quantitative Reasoning
ECON

Didn't understand the need for it.



Quantitative Reasoning
COMM

I have already taken enough math in middle school and high school.  Math mods 
are a waste of most everyone's time.



Quantitative Reasoning
COMM

Had already learned basic math in high school.



Quantitative Reasoning
MCDB

Had completed it in high school.  The class was far too elementary.



Quantitative Reasoning
PSYC

Only because I am math phobic - but the class really was not that bad.



Quantitative Reasoning
RLST

Does not introduce anything not already taught in high school.  Unless, of 
course, if I would have taken something beyond the math taken in high school.  
However, I had no desire or need to take an official university course in higher 
math.  Math mods are tiresome and a burden, as well as  easily  forgotten.  
They are of no benefit.



WRITTEN COMMUNICATION


Written Communication
PSCI

UWRP was the least beneficial.  I felt as though I knew less about writing after
taking my UWRP course, rather than more.



Written Communication
ENGL

My instructor was terrible and the course was terrible.



Written Communication
ANTH

The instructor was totally incompetent and it conflicted with the writing
techniques and styles required in my other courses.



Written Communication
HIST

I am a History major.  All I do is write papers.  Why do I have to take a class
That shows me how to write?  If I can pass a History major, I know how to write.



Written Communication
PSCI

UWRP, because I'm double-degreeing in Journalism.  Isn't acceptance into the
competitive Journalism school proof enough that I can write?



Written Communication
SOCY

UWRP upper division was terrible.  I had to write more papers for all my other classes 
than I did in UWRP.  I did not learn anything about writing that my other 
classes were not already teaching me.



Written Communication
IAFS PSCI

UWRP, because there were not enough courses offered to get into.  Causes
problems with scheduling for my other requirements.



Written Communication
EPOB ENGL

Upper division Written Communication: English majors should be exempt
because they fulfill this requirement.



Written Communication
MCDB

Upper division writing - you should learn how to write effectively in all 
classes taken.  There is no need to have a specific class for this.



Written Communication
IAFS

UWRP - I think it's useless and people who have good writing skills, but may
vary in style from the professor, are punished.



Written Communication
MCDB

Required a different standard of quality that I was used to.



Written Communication
PHYS

All the classes satisfying this requirement are boring and not worth a whole
semester of time.  This should be merged with Literature and the Arts (taking 
out other useless classes in Literature and the Arts like Appreciation of Music.).



Written Communication
GEOG

UWRP was unbelievably basic and mind-numbingly boring.  The level of writing
proficiency in my classmates was appalling.



Written Communication
ECON

UWRP 3020 - anything more?



Written Communication
KINE

Felt it was a waste of time.



Written Communication
MCDB ENGL

Although not troublesome, it is certainly not beneficial to take UWRP.  As an
English major, it is ridiculous that we should have to take a class or a test in
8th grade writing.



Written Communication
WMST

This class was a ridiculous waste of my time - if I couldn't write by the time I
was admitted to CU, then how did my essay/pass allow me to be admitted?



Written Communication
HUMN BAAH

I am taking this as a 2nd-semester senior.  I write in all of my classes and now
I have to take a class to teach me how to write?  I also disagree with the 
department's grading policy.



Written Communication
ASIA

Biggest waste of time, most ill-equipped, petty, vindictive instructors. My UWRP 
instructor gave me the lowest possIble passing grade (C-) - despite A's on every 
assignment, because of his own personal problem with me.



Written Communication
PSYC

I tested out of the lower division section before I entered CU, but now I'm 
taking upper division UWRP.  I feel it is a total waste of time, considering 
that I am almost graduated and I have written most of the significant papers I 
will write and that could have benefited from this course training.



Written Communication
SLHS

I did not learn a thing from UWRP.  I found out what my particular teacher's 
view of popular media was, and nothing more.



Written Communication
SOCY

This class is more about fear and intimidation than actual learning.  I felt 
very uncomfortable while taking this class; thus, I am unable to consider this 
class useful.



Written Communication
PSYC

Because it is impossible to do well in the UWRP.



Written Communication
IAFS SPAN

It was not taught in a coherent manner.



Written Communication
BAAH

Having taken both lower and upper division writing courses, I feel I am no 
better off.  The UWRP did not help my writing at all.



Written Communication
SOCY

Very useful, but add grading possibility.



Written Communication
PHIL

The UWRP program is a painful and tedious course.



Written Communication
ENGL

As an English major, I'd already been writing essays for 3.5 years, and it was a
bit of a waste of time to have to take it and learn how to write essays - if I 
didn't already,  there would be a problem.



Written Communication
ENGL

I am a senior this year, a creative writing major, and now I am faced with 
having to take a basic expository writing course.  I am a writing major!  I 
find this just plain silly!



Written Communication
PSCI

Not enough class space, had trouble finding interesting courses with large
enough registration possibilities.



Written Communication
COMM

Getting into upper division UWRP was nearly impossible and then extremely
boring and pointless.



Written Communication
IAFS PSCI

Because as a PSCI/IAFS double major, I write extensively and believe this
requirement was ridiculous.



Written Communication
SOCY

I'm a Sociology major; all I do is HUGE papers.  By the time I was a Junior, I
could have taught the class.  I found the requirement ridiculous.



Written Communication
THTR

I knew how to write when I came here, and I get a lot of paper writing in my 
major classes.



Written Communication
FINE

Writing in the Visual Arts - work due on Saturdays; conflicted/conflicts with my
work schedule.



Written Communication
PSCI

Was not structured to be any sort of learning experience.



Written Communication
PSCI

It's not consistent with the university - papers receive very good grades in 
other departments but horrible grades in UWRP.  Ruins a GPA one has worked very 
hard for,  and it's still considered good work?  C=above average?!



Written Communication
THTR

The most annoying class I have taken.  Reminded me of a cat sitting near a door
meowing, "Why, why, why, why, why, why?"  However, in all honesty I needed it.



Written Communication
EPOB

I took it as a senior after writing many, many papers already and felt I had
already learned to write - would have been better to take sooner.



Written Communication
THTR

Upper division Written Communication.  The section I took felt like a waste of
time, like I was just learning to write for that teacher.



Written Communication
KINE

Writing is hard!



Written Communication
SPAN

The format of UWRP stifles creative thinking and writing style.  I feel as if my
writing suffered for having taken this course.



Written Communication
GRMN

UWRP was very troublesome.



Written Communication
PSYC SOCY

Because I only had to take an upper division writing course, I ended up taking
UWRP my senior year, after 4 years of writing papers on my own.  It does nothing
But squelch all personal creativity and writing style, and it is useless to take 
the class in my last year, when I have written papers for the last 4 - (and 
gotten good grades on them).



Written Communication
ENGL

Because I am an English major, I found it ridiculous to be required to take a
writing class that forces one to write in one set way.  I feel that it degraded
my quality of writing rather than improving it.  I feel that English majors 
should be exempt from  UWRP, or the upper division Written Communication!



Written Communication
MCDB BCHM

A lot of work for very little return.



Written Communication
MCDB

Because it was difficult and very time consuming, but very worthwhile.



Written Communication


I'm taking upper division Written Communication my last semester as an
undergraduate.  I'm also an English and Women Studies major.  If I don't know 
how to write already, it's not  going to help  me.



Written Communication
EPOB

At this level, upper division Written Communication is a lost cause if not 
already learned.



Written Communication
HIST

The UWRP class that I took was a waste of time.  We didn't write on anything 
that dealt with our subject matter.  The teacher was unprofessional and full 
of contempt for any one that  disagreed  with his views.



Written Communication
ENVS

I really do not believe this helped me in any way.



Written Communication
HUMN

I have not yet completed the upper division writing requirement because I prefer
literature and  humanities courses which also incorporate a lot of writing.



Written Communication
ENVS GEOG

Inadequate teachers.  It was all busy work and no beneficial contents.



Written Communication
ENGL EDUC

As an ENGL major I have more writing than I need; on top of that, I had to take
these  two  writing [classes].  Plus the teachers were pretty bad.



Written Communication
MCDB

Have you ever taken UWRP?



Written Communication
SLHS PSYC

Boring, didn't learn much.



Written Communication
ENGL

The UWRP course I took entailed too much time and effort.



Written Communication
HIST

It was boring and overall a waste of most of the time put into it.



Written Communication
ECON

The class [UWRP 3020] is absolutely horrible.



Written Communication
SOCY EDUC

Because it taught me nothing which I could use upon graduating.  I don't even 
know how to do a resume, or what it should look like.  Subjects like this would 
be far more beneficial than  argumentative papers!



Written Communication
PSCI

Class was very repetitive, boring and unenjoyable.



Written Communication
PSYC

UWRP got very repetitive.



Written Communication
HUMN

Very tough for non-writers!  Very demanding.



Written Communication
KINE

UWRP is the worst course I have ever had in my entire life.  It is a mockery and
insults the act  of writing.



Written Communication
MCDB

I worked hard, but didn't feel like the class benefited me.



Written Communication
  PSCI

UWRP could be better structured.



Written Communication
MCDB BCHM

UWRP classes are hard because you have to write so many papers.  But I still 
liked it.  The only class I really didn't like was calculus, but that wasn't 
here - it was in Nebraska.



Written Communication
MCDB BCHM

It is troublesome because English is my second language and there is no way for
non-native speakers to take classes from UWRP.  The substitute writing classes 
are not quite as helpful  and they  are supposed to be.



Written Communication
EPOB

I still can't write effectively.  The course was great but not enough emphasis 
is placed on quality  writing at UCB.



Written Communication
MCDB

I don't like the "forced" technical writing style imposed in UWRP, but I do 
recognize its value.



Written Communication
ANTH

Because the UWRP course (upper division) was difficult to get enrolled in, and 
it was difficult.



Written Communication
IAFS FREN

Everyone has different forms of communicating through written language.  I had
trouble with  ESL and was given a very hard time because of it.



Written Communication
PSYC

I am not a good writer and it is really hard, and no matter how many hours you 
put  in, the grade does not reflect the amount of work.  It is an impossible 
class.



Written Communication
GEOG

I hate writing.



Written Communication
BCHM

UWRP was very difficult.



Written Communication
SPAN ENVS

The UWRP course was not set up well and I did poorly.  The teacher wasn't 
helpful and everyone was bored.



Written Communication
PSCI

UWRP is a waste of time and is an easy class.  We learn writing in our major and
you should trust the departments to teach the skills we need.



Written Communication
PSYC

It doesn't teach you to write in your own style, merely to mimic your teachers.



Written Communication
PSYC

Nothing beneficial came from it.



Written Communication
ECON

Not educational at all.  Needs to be more focused on what writing will be used 
with a major.



Written Communication


Because English isn't my first language.



Written Communication
MCDB

I really feel that the structure of the UWRP classes isn't the best format.  For
students who have trouble writing I think it is okay.  I feel that other classes 
that are not so mundane should be  offered that are interesting and do not 
strip capable writers of their style.  These classes should also  fulfill the 
Core requirement.



Written Communication
COMM

While it was the most beneficial it was also the most difficult.



CB
ENGL FILM

I know how to write a paper!  I will never, ever use any of this again! I
memorized, regurgitated, and purged this wasted time!



CRITICAL THINING


Critical Thinking
KINE EPOB

The teacher was not very effective.



Critical Thinking
AMST

Critical Thinking has been the most troublesome for me because I am in
American Studies, and it is nearly impossible for me to find a course that I can
take.



Critical Thinking
ENVS

Lots of work for very little information.



Critical Thinking
LAMS

Only specific upper division classes accepted.



Critical Thinking
COMM

{COMM 3100} was taught by a terrible professor.  I gained nothing from the
course.



Critical Thinking
HUMN

I've had a hard time getting into a class because so few are offered in my major
[HUMN] - and  many others, because they are upper division, have prerequisites.



Critical Thinking
PSYC

Repetitive.



Critical Thinking
PSYC SOCY

It was the worst class I have ever taken at CU.  I learned only to be critical 
of the class.



Critical Thinking
HUMN

Most difficult, most workload.



Critical Thinking
KINE

Critical thinking is not always gained by writing papers and essay tests.  It is
about how to solve abnormal problems.



Critical Thinking
PSYC

This was troublesome because I could never get into a class that I wanted to 
take -  not enough sections.



Critical Thinking
MCDB

My course was more an exercise in frustration management than in critical 
thinking.



Critical Thinking


Because none of the courses sound appealing.  Most are way too ethnically 
focused and don't seem very interesting (the class I'm in isn't!).



HISTORICAL CONTEXT


Historical Context
IAFS

Historical Context.  Plain old boring: most instructors I began classes with 
were very non-motivating.



Historical Context
KINE PSYC

Because it seems redundant to be required to take two different history classes;
U.S. Context was bad enough.



Historical Context
ECON PSCI

These classes are exactly like the ones in my high school.  I learned absolutely
nothing and it was a mind-numbing, monotonous exercise in futility.  Historical 
context should be a MAPS requirement and waived upon entrance into CU.  In fact, 
I knew more history coming into the college than I do now.



Historical Context
BCHM

This requirement is absolutely worthless.  As a biochemistry major I don't 
really care about world history.  I did not learn anything from this Core 
requirement.



Historical Context
COMM

Hard to find how it applies.



Historical Context
KINE

Although this is not the only Core requirement I found extremely unuseful, it
ranks at the top.  This class did not help me at all with my future classes or 
career plans.  Waste of time.



Historical Context
ENVS PSCI

The class was boring and did nothing to help advance my college career.



Historical Context
ENVS

Was hard to fit in my schedule and get the right class/professor.



Historical Context


It was boring.



Historical Context
CHEM ENVS

I had been planning to take a specific class; when I went to register, it was 
no longer on Core.  For Historical Context, the number of history classes 
(primarily upper division) was reduced.



Historical Context
PSYC

The course I was involved in was not well done.  I had no motivation to go and
got little from the experience.



Historical Context
SOCY

Historical Context was a problem because I took a course I thought would fulfill
it, but didn't due to poor advising.



Historical Context
ENGL

Western civilization: it is so broad and the selective topics covered are so 
general.



Historical Context
PSYC

Couldn't find a class that interested me.



Historical Context
COMM

Because I had no interest, didn't learn and it was a waste of time.



Historical Context
ENVS

I find history pretty boring, and unfortunately for this course I had an 
extremely boring professor.



Historical Context
PSYC

Because history is not my subject.



Historical Context
PSYC

I felt it was unnecessary because the information has already been covered in 
high school.  I felt it was a waste of time.



Historical Context
KINE

I had enough historical information in high school.  I hate history and would 
have  preferred not to have to take more.  I feel people should have a choice - 
Historical or U.S. Context, not both!



Historical Context
ENVS

Most classes offered were basic boring, useless reviews of high school history 
class topics.  The few unique classes which may have provided interesting or 
novel perspectives were very  small or only  offered once a year or otherwise 
difficult to get into.



Historical Context
ENVS

The history course I took was very dry and boring.  If it's going to be a 
requirement, then make  the classes exciting.



Historical Context
ECON IAFS

Because sometimes it is not easy to fit into [a] schedule.



Historical Context
EPOB

The class was horrible and I learned little to nothing.



Historical Context


Because I took it at a community college and now it is not being accounted for.



CULTURAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY


Cultural & Gender Diversity
HIST

My teachers required you to think like the opposite sex to pass, so I had to 
take another one on Australian religions to fulfill the Core.  Neither really 
interested me, but I  worked a lot to pay for them.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSYC

I had difficulty finding a course that I thought sounded interesting.  When I 
finally took a course, it was during a semester in which I was experiencing 
personal problems.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
THTR EDUC

Weird that it is a requirement; won't necessarily help me in life.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSYC

My professor Ward Churchill was the worst professor I've ever had.  I went to
every class & still left feeling like I didn't learn a thing.  He is very rude.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSYC

Very limited in classes offered by both subject and times given.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
MCDB

All the classes in this area seem to be a big argument and of no real practical
value.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
IAFS

I found the Black Studies to be unfair - professor problem.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
MCDB

Is this requirement here to fill these courses? Seats?



Cultural & Gender Diversity
SOCY

Still is - hard time to decide what I want to take.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
EPOB

I didn't feel like I learned that much - some of the classes seemed pointless.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
ENVS

I had other things to do - and I didn't really learn anything.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSYC

I had a horrible experience with the professor and the department.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
IAFS

I just had a bad class.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
CHEN MCDB

Useless to my interests and major.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
EPOB

I hated the course I took.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
COMM

There are many other courses that are similar that do not count for this 
requirement  (or at least other courses have emphasis in this).  This fact 
makes this requirement boring and redundant.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSCI

Classes on diversity stress the diversity rather than allow to accept.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSCI

This is not a necessity.  Additionally, as CU has a rather liberal foundation, 
classes  which fulfill this, either ignore or discriminate against the 
conservative/Christian ideals/values.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
SOCY

Culture & Gender Diversity seems unnecessary as a Core requirement.  Students
should have the option to take courses included in this requirement list, not 
be required to.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
ENGL

Because I found out how awfully our country has treated the Native Americans.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
BCHM MCDB

Because I do not think that it is a necessary Core requirement.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
COMM

I didn't like my choices; I felt limited and could never get into any classes.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
HIST

Difficult to find a class to fill this requirement



Cultural & Gender Diversity
MCDB

The instructor was a man-hating witch.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
KINE

I felt that I didn't get anything out of this class; it was more of a pain than
anything.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
KINE

I have no interest in anything offered for this requirement.  I had troubles 
with the material and the way my professor taught the material.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
GEOG

My sociology class was a lot of work and the grading was unfair.



Cultural & Gender Diversity
PSYC ENGL

These topics should have a stronger representation in the general curriculum, 
rather than being  placed in their own little boxes.



UNITED STATES CONTEXT


Unites States Context
ANTH

It was extremely boring to me.



Unites States Context
SOCY

Tough teacher.



Unites States Context
KINE

Small variety of classes.



Unites States Context
PSYC SOCY

It wasn't really bad, but the tests were hard, and I got an A-.



Unites States Context
PSYC

All the courses available looked bad.  Poor requirement.



Unites States Context
ANTH SPAN

I grew up here.



Unites States Context
ENGL EDUC

I do not like history.  I do not want anything to do with history and it just 
lowered my GPA.



Unites States Context
EPOB

I didn't learn much.



Unites States Context
DNCE

It was nothing that I hadn't already learned in high school.  I was bored and
unmotivated.



Unites States Context
PSYC

Because it had nothing to do with my major.



Unites States Context
PSYC

None of the classes interested me, and getting enrolled in the ones that were
semi-interesting  was impossible.



Unites States Context
PSYC BCHM

Many classes I felt should count for this did not.



Unites States Context
EPOB

The teacher was terrible.



Unites States Context


The course was impossible and I gained absolutely nothing from this particular 
course and professor.



Unites States Context
ANTH WMST

I hated the class that I took.  I had a terrible teacher.



Unites States Context
ENGL

Hard to find upper division that I can get into.



Unites States Context
BCHM

Was a completely useless class - I can't remember getting anything out of it.



LITERATURE AND THE ARTS


Literature & the Arts
EPOB

Took a hard English class.



Literature & the Arts
ANTH

Not enough courses to satisfy this requirement.  This area lacks diversity.



Literature & the Arts
GEOG

I think only 3 credits would suffice.



Literature & the Arts
BCHM

It just took a while for me to get around to taking.



Literature & the Arts
KINE

It was an awful class, which I'll never use in real life.



Literature & the Arts
PSCI

I was told by an advisor that I needed to take a lower division course.  
However, later found out I didn't need to because of credits I transferred from 
AP tests in high school.  Also, when I registered for an upper division course, 
the course was cancelled  without warning and I had to struggle to find a 
replacement.



Literature & the Arts
KINE PSYC

Music: tough course for non-musically inclined.



Literature & the Arts
PSYC EPOB

A 100-level class that was extremely unchallenging.  I felt like the professor
knew it was a low-level class and that most people were doing it for the Core.
It was a  waste.



Literature & the Arts
PSYC

I don't think you should try to force an appreciation for art and music when one
doesn't exist.  You should let students seek other outside interests.



Literature & the Arts
IAFS

I felt Literature & the Arts was not a beneficial requirement.  Having both 
lower and upper division requirements was a waste of time and resources.



Literature & the Arts
ENVS PSCI

I am not interested in any of the classes offered for upper division Literature
& the Arts.  I opted for taking a class through correspondence to avoid extreme 
boredom.  Isn't 3 hours enough?



Literature & the Arts
GEOL

It was not an area which I was very familiar with, nor did it have anything to 
do with my major.



Literature & the Arts
KINE

Professors not helpful! Didn't help the learning process.



Literature & the Arts
GEOG WMST

The courses to choose from are awful!  Nothing focusing on non-white U.S. 
culture.



Literature & the Arts
KINE PSYC

Because it has nothing to do with my major and it's a waste of time.



Literature & the Arts
HIST WMST

I enjoyed the lower division course, but musicals/doing musicals is not my idea
of a  good  learning experience!



Literature & the Arts
MCDB

Trying to get a class.



Literature & the Arts


Appreciation of Music [EMUS 1832] and American Musical Theatre [THTR 3009] are
complete  wastes of time.  You do not learn anything.



Literature & the Arts
MCDB

The upper division teacher was biased and taught what she liked.  I didn't enjoy
the books or assignments and feel I didn't learn anything.



Literature & the Arts
PSYC

I had a bad experience with the professor.  The class was not very interesting.



Literature & the Arts
PSCI

Because I can go to a museum to see that.



Literature & the Arts
SOCY

If I hadn't taken Humanities, there would not have been 1 class that I would 
have wanted to take.



Literature & the Arts
KINE

Was not interested - didn't seem relevant to me.




NATURAL SCIENCES


Natural Sciences
ENGL

The natural science was a bit excessive.



Natural Sciences
FILM

Took up a lot of time with courses that I took in high school.  Seven credits 
would be much better - brought down my GPA.



Natural Sciences
BAAH

Because I love art and I'm bad at science and I had to take 13 hours, which
brought my GPA down.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Too much was required.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Confusing requirements (especially lab - required/included?). I took a 
2-semester sequence without a lab.  Too many requirements in one category.



Natural Sciences
HIST

There are so many hours required.  It seems like too many hours.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

Too much of it.



Natural Sciences
ANTH PHYS

The science lab.



Natural Sciences
WMST

The science classes were troublesome - not academically, but because of size.
The classes are often too big to be useful.



Natural Sciences
HIST

Too much rote memorization.



Natural Sciences
IAFS

My major was not science-related in any way so 13 hours was excessive.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

As a psychology major I am already required to take a couple of science classes
in order to graduate, so it seems ridiculous to also be required to take 
additional classes.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Because it was difficult to take sequences I liked and having to match a lab 
with it.



Natural Sciences
THTR

I'm a theatre major - I went to pre collegiate Health Sciences at CU Health
Sciences, Denver and decided I hated it, yet was forced to take more of what I 
took in  high school - to get a degree.



Natural Sciences
IAFS

Too many hours required for majors that have nothing to do with science.



Natural Sciences
COMM

Not necessary to know - too much on a topic that won't enter people's lives in 
the future.  Need more on cultural diversity (that will enter people's lives 
always!). Priorities  not straight!



Natural Sciences
  PSYC

I've never found science courses appealing and I saw no reason to take so many
credits in it.  It didn't help my GPA.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

13 hours of science are not needed - if I wanted to take that much science, I
would have applied to EPO Biology.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

EPOB 1210 - 1200: difficult for me.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

CU requires too many science hours.  Some of us at this school have a lot of
trouble with science classes.



Natural Sciences
HUMN

I'm not a science person.



Natural Sciences


I just had a very difficult time with these classes, mostly because I wasn't at
all  interested in the specific science classes.



Natural Sciences
ENGL HIST

Natural Science would have been okay if I was only required to take a year of 
it. However, since it does not apply to either of my majors I felt it did not 
really benefit me  to have to take a full 2 years of science.



Natural Sciences


I was very rusty and unfamiliar with this subject.



Natural Sciences
KINE

No purpose.



Natural Sciences


I'd taken plenty of natural science in high school which was thorough enough.



Natural Sciences
COMM ADVT

Natural Science has too many hours required.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

I don't do well in huge classroom atmospheres where the only mode of testing
your knowledge is through three multiple choice tests taken at the Coors Events
Center.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

Too many hours of sciences.  I think one sequence is enough.



Natural Sciences
IAFS ECON

There is absolutely no reason for each student to take 13 hours of science.  If 
I wanted to take 4 classes I would have major to correspond - but as I see it, 
I could have furthered my education in my field of study or other interesting 
courses.  In my opinion  one or two science courses would be sufficient!



Natural Sciences
BFAS BAAH

Lack of interest, too many.



Natural Sciences
GEOG

I am not a science student; I hate it, and I don't  feel as though the 
non-sequence courses helped me at all.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Way too much science is required, especially for us who such at science and
struggle with it.



Natural Sciences
COMM

It required a lot of time - where I could have taken more beneficial courses to
my major and interests.



Natural Sciences
DNCE

Too many science credits are required and I didn't feel like I learned very much
from them.  The classes were too big.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

I think some natural science for non-majors is important, but currently too much
is required.



Natural Sciences
COMM

Natural Sciences was the hardest.  I feel that 13 hours of science is a bit
ridiculous and a bit of a strain.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

Overkill of required hours.  Ten hours is much more reasonable.



Natural Sciences
EPOB

Science is hard.  I am an EPOB [major] so the classes I've take I consider
troublesome.



Natural Sciences
SPAN

I did not enjoy a second of any of my science courses.



Natural Sciences
IAFS

Because it was too much.  Considering we took so much in high school and then
to take so much in college is tough, especially if natural sciences don't apply 
to your major.  I know it is because it is in the Arts & Sciences school; maybe 
my major IAFS should be in a different school, i.e. Business.  Business courses 
would be more beneficial than science courses for me.



Natural Sciences
SPAN

I didn't understand why it was necessary to take so many science courses -
seemed rather unbalanced compared to other key Core areas.



Natural Sciences
HIST ANTH

Too many credits in the area are required.  What about those students that 
really hate science and are more musical?



Natural Sciences
SPAN

The Natural Science requirement is way out of control.  It doesn't interest me 
at all, yet I am forced to take [it] and I had trouble registering.



Natural Sciences
PSCI

It is hard.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

I am not a science oriented thinker and all this class did for me was inhibit my
other studies.



Natural Sciences
ETHN ENGL

If it is not your major, you should not have to take so many credits.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Class was too large to benefit from lecture and prof.



Natural Sciences
ENVS

There is just so much of it - and I am not that interested in science.  I think
some is  good, but 13  hours is a lot to complete.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Chemistry - it was the most time consuming, difficult and overall a waste of my
time.  For a  lower division class, this should not be so difficult.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

The science classes were extremely large.  The smallest science I had consisted
of 50  people.  I think either make the classes smaller or have there be less 
science required.  Furthermore,  the classes tested by giving multiple choice 
exams.  For me personally, my learning did not reflect the  grades I  received.



Natural Sciences
THTR

So much was required I found it tedious.



Natural Sciences
DIST

I am a distributed studies major, and I have taken 30 hours in EPOB, but I was 
still  required to  fulfill the requirement.



Natural Sciences
PSYC SPAN

I felt this requirement was too much.  I am not planning on going into the 
sciences,  and I felt this requirement took 13 hours away from other subjects I 
could have explored.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

The natural sciences were pretty vigorous, and because my major is SOCY, I 
didn't feel I needed  13 hours of it and didn't work as hard.



Natural Sciences
COMM

Too much natural science - the lab for a non-major is way too much.



Natural Sciences
SLHS

Too many hours required.  Hard to pass the classes.



Natural Sciences
HUMN ITAL

There are just too many hours required.  Nine credit hours would have been more
than  enough!



Natural Sciences
SLHS

This requirement was troublesome because we were required to do so many hours in
this area. Granted the natural sciences are important, but most courses offered 
were "weeding out"  courses and it really wasn't fair for those who were not 
interested in the sciences to have to suffer  through these  courses.



Natural Sciences
ECON

Physics was designed for engineers and scientists.  Also, 13 hours is too many.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

It does not relate at all to my major and I had to take it twice to get through!



Natural Sciences
COMM

Had never done EPOB before, not even in high school.



Natural Sciences
FILM ENGL

I dislike science and the instructors were very unhelpful.



Natural Sciences
FREN FINE

Too much focus on science.



Natural Sciences
IAFS

I think this is an important part of the Core requirements, but I think 13 
credits is way too much.  It's good to have a well-rounded education, but I 
wish I had had the ability to use those  credits to take  other classes.



Natural Sciences
SOCY

Because it was somewhat difficult and it has nothing to do with what I need in 
life.



Natural Sciences
COMM

I am a COMM major.  I never will need or use science.  The requirement is 
excessive.



Natural Sciences
HIST EDUC

There were too many hours required.  I found that most of the scientific 
information I learned in one class was repeated in another.  It would be 
beneficial to non-science majors to have  more  emphasis on arts Core.



Natural Sciences
ENGL FINE

I think natural science is important, but requiring 13 hours is too much.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

Too much!  I'm in ENGL and have no interest in 4 courses of hard science.  I 
would have preferred more social science.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

I was given the wrong advice as a freshman as to how to complete this Core
requirement while having a MAPS deficiency in this area.  I had to take an 
extra course to make up for it.



Natural Sciences
AMST

Not interesting to me.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Too large of a lecture, all memorization and no interactive learning.



Natural Sciences
PSCI

No reason pertaining to anything else I'm studying and 13 hours is too many 
hours for that particular field.



Natural Sciences
WMST

I am not talented in science classes; I was not interested.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Way too much Natural Science required - there are many A&S students who hate
science!



Natural Sciences
PSYC

Took 2 semesters of microbiology at another university & fought to have it used
here -  and lost.  Now, I'm a senior taking Biology 1.



Natural Sciences
PSYC RLST

As a PSYC major I was required to take EPOB 1210-1220, assuming that I will one
day enter the  Biological Psychology field.  For me, this is not the case.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

Because there are so many hours of science required.  I do not like science and
I don't understand why we have to take 13 hours of science and only 6 
Literature & the Arts.



Natural Sciences
HIST ENGL

I think we have about one too many science requirements.  It's silly, because 
while  they may claim otherwise, these classes do not cater to the non-science 
major.



Natural Sciences
ENGL

Too much science for a literature major.



Natural Sciences
ENGL EDUC

As an English major, I don't feel that it is very essential for me to have 13 
science hours.



Natural Sciences
WMST

An absurd requirement I will never use again, ever.  Waste of time.



Natural Sciences
COMM

Science really doesn't excite me; neither did the teacher.



Natural Sciences
HIST

Too many hours and I have very little interest in the subject.



Natural Sciences
SPAN

All Core natural science classes were large and it was hard to get individual 
help in the  class.



Natural Sciences
PSYC

I love those hard sciences, I just didn't do enough homework nor study enough.
I  would have  done better, but didn't do the work.



Natural Sciences
HIST

Too much science.  Most of the other Core classes required only 3 hours.  I'm a
HIST  major -  what do I need so much science for?



CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES


Contemporary Societies
BCHM PSYC

I didn't like the class I took, then I found out I didn't even need it.



Contemporary Societies
SOCY

So many great classes in this area - just plain interesting.



Contemporary Societies
BFAS

It was just not interesting to me at this time in my life.



Contemporary Societies
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KINE

I think my choosing an ECON class (which I chose when I was undecided) will be
least helpful to me in my future.



Contemporary Societies
EPOB

The course I used to fill the requirement was poorly taught and organized.



Contemporary Societies
PSYC SOCY

Poor instructor.



Contemporary Societies
HUMN

My professor was ridiculous, the class was a complete waste of time, and I felt
as if  my  intelligence was completely insulted - far too basic.



Contemporary Societies
KINE

The teacher was horrible!  The material was repetitive and confusing because of
all of  the overlap and inter-relating. [The instructor] did not do a good job 
teaching and the class was a "drag"  to go to.



Contemporary Societies
PSYC

It was not of much interest to me.



Contemporary Societies
COMM

What is the point if I don't need it?




IDEALS & VALUES

Ideals & Values
BCHM

I chose to take SOCY 2011 and found the information useless.  All the class
illustrated was the conflict between race, gender and class; the course never 
offered a  solution.



Ideals & Values
THTR

The professor was too dry - no use of multimedia at all - straight lectures: z-z
-z.  I found it very hard to pay attention!



Ideals & Values
KINE

It just wasn't relevant for me.



Ideals & Values
IAFS JPNS

I don't see the need for it, especially compared to other classes.



Ideals & Values
THTR

At least the class that I took was very boring.  That class didn't relate, and
besides, ideals and values are not subjects easily taught this late in life.



Ideals & Values
KINE

It did not interest me at all.



Ideals & Values
ENGL

Quite honestly, I do not think I learned anything from the class I used to 
complete this requirement, and I didn't like the options for classes at all.



Ideals & Values
ANTH

I didn't learn a single thing.  I slept though every class and still got a B: 
what a joke!



Ideals & Values
EPOB

Opinionated subject.  It doesn't seem very beneficial to anyone who is not going
into the field.



Ideals & Values
HIST

Because I don't think it matters.

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