The core curriculum consists of a set of ten courses, plus foreign language study, that offers a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences. These courses provide a foundation for more specialized study in the remaining three-quarters of a student s curriculum. Brooklyn's core curriculum provides a shared intellectual experience as the basis for a college education. Studies in a major field occupy up to one-half or, in some cases, more of the total undergraduate program at Brooklyn College. These studies provide a foundation for choosing a career and offer the strongest possible sequence of preparation for a major field of study.
Elective courses permit further expression of a student's individual interests.
Minor programs, consisting of at least l2 credits in advanced electives, have been established by a number of departments and programs. Formal and informal counseling from the faculty throughout the undergraduate program of study assists students to direct and shape their own educations at Brooklyn. An informed acquaintance with the vistas of modern science and a critical appreciation of the ways in which knowledge of nature and the individual is gained. An informed acquaintance with the major forms of literary and artistic achievement, past and present, and a critical appreciation of the contributions of literature and the arts to the life of the individual and society. An informed acquaintance with the working and development of modern societies and with the various perspectives from which social scientists study these.