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Results - U.S. History Requirement

20 % of the institutions surveyed required U.S. History

A new trend in general education is making sure students have “civic literacy.” A primary goal of a liberal education is to prepare students to participate in a democracy. Teaching U.S. History is an effort to make sure students understand our government and its history.

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Tell Us What You Think: Should we require all students to take U.S. History? Should there be a way to test out of it? Do students gain “civic literacy” by taking U.S. History alone?

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