Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum

The American Academy is undertaking a study to examine the role of science education in the liberal arts curriculum. More than two-thirds of enrolled students at U.S. colleges and universities do not major in the natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics. For these students, the science courses they take in college represent their last formal science education and preparation for the increasingly scientifically and technologically based society of the 21st century.

The Academy has assembled a group of colleges and universities to join the project. The partner institutions are providing information on how non-science majors at their institutions fulfill their science requirements. Representatives of the partner institutions came together for a meeting at the Academy in August 2007, where they shared information about the course-taking habits of nonscientists, discussed the goals of science requirements for nonscientists, and collaborated on new ideas for science education within the liberal arts curriculum.

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