April 9, 1999

National Research Council Urges Required Science-and-Technology Courses

A new report from the National Research Council urges academe to require all undergraduates -- regardless of their major -- to take courses in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology.

The report, by the council's science-education committee, suggests that students "explore those subjects as early in their studies as possible." The required courses, the report says, should include at least one

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