The Glade 4.0

Our Basic Curriculum is ...

Core:
9 Hours of Math (If you CLEP or AP out of Calculus 1, you still need 9 Classroom Hours of Math, so you end up with Calc 2, Calc 3, and one other (usually Differential Equations))
12 Hours of Science (9 in a single discipline, one class over 300/3000 Level)
4 Hours of Science Labs (in the same discipline as your 9)
6 Hours of Rhetoric and Composition (English 101 and 102)
9 Hours of Literature (American, British, and World)
9 Hours of Political Science
9 Hours of History
3 Hours of Speech and Communication
6 Hours of Economics
12 Hours of Philosophy (Intro, Logic and Rhetoric, 2 Elective)
12 Hours in a Single Language (3 Hours above 300/3000) plus a Language Competency Exam
21 Hours in a Single Discipline above 300/3000 (6 Hours required above 400/4000 Level)

Then you have your Major:
36 Hours Mandatory to Major (21 Hours must be above 400/4000 Level)
15 Hours of Electives in Major Field of Study (9 Hours must be above 400/4000 Level)

Fascinating. Last I checked, the UMSL and Wash U requirements for Mechanical and Electrical were 139 and 127, respectively. Although restructuring to make courses worth less would certainly explain it. I know Rolla only gives 4 credits for the 5-hour calculus courses.

A required class each semester for the 4 years of the undergrad degree was scheduled from 1:30 to 5:30 MWF (12 hours of actual class time, real time was 2x to 4x that, depending on week), yet the class was only worth 6 hours.

Of the 148 hours required for graduation (146 if you got a BA instead of a BS), only 40 or so were set aside for electives or general requirements. For freshman, 9 hours at least of the both semesters were dedicated toward requirements for the major. I could not fathom taking the general requirements for the University where Khross teaches, combined with the 100+ hours of major requirements for my degree, and trying to complete that in 4 years.. that averages to 27 hours a semester, or 20 hours for Fall and Spring semesters while maxing out the allowed hours at 18 per summer (3 summers to graduate on time).