Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees Could Become the Standard—If Accreditors Allow It

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I have taken MANY liberal arts courses and not a single course in diversity or DEI. Heck, I even have a bachelor's degree in liberal studies! In grad school, I opted to take a course called Sex Roles in Business and Society. It was not required nor is it a liberal arts course. There are many people on here and in the US who could benefit from this course. Stop trying to hold others back because it makes you feel better. I know many people dislike educated people, but you need to get over yourselves.

A 3 year bachelor's degree could be a great move to save $$$ and reduce time to complete a degree. Maybe it would help more students graduate as well. But I would be cautious about what courses to drop from these programs as many BS programs do not have a lot of electives, gen eds, or liberal arts, or whatever you want to call them. BAs tend to have more leeway with these types of courses. It would be a disadvantage to students to remove arts and language requirements as well. If anything we need more classes in certain areas such as math and science. And I say this as someone who was never a fan of math or science. Taking them in college was an entirely different experience than high school. As an adult, I have a much higher level understanding of them and how they apply to my day to day life - both at home and at work. I appreciate them more and see how much math and science I use daily without even realizing it.