ise ases , ▁and ▁Path oph ys i ology . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁core ▁curr icul um ▁includes ▁American ▁Studies , ▁a ▁sem ester - long ▁course ▁during ▁the ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁and ▁World ▁in ▁The ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century , ▁a ▁second - sem ester ▁course ▁for ▁Juni ors . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁two ▁mand atory ▁courses , ▁students ▁must ▁take ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 ▁sem esters ▁of ▁elect ives , ▁one ▁during ▁their ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years . ▁These ▁courses ▁focus ▁on ▁using ▁primary ▁source ▁documents ▁in ▁the ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁may ▁take ▁elect ive ▁courses ▁after ▁comple ting ▁the ▁core ▁requirements , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁required . ▁Elect ives ▁offered ▁include ▁Political ▁Theory , ▁Modern ▁Econom ics , ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Environment , ▁History ▁of ▁Bi ology , ▁History ▁of ▁Astronom y , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁various ▁others . ▁ ▁Fine ▁arts ▁All ▁students ▁have ▁to ▁have ▁ 0 . 5 ▁cred its , ▁or ▁one ▁sem ester , ▁of ▁Fine ▁arts . ▁Elect ives ▁include ▁Band , ▁Orchestra , ▁Ch oir , ▁and ▁Music ▁Theory , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Print making , ▁and ▁Art ▁Design . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁multiple ▁bands , ▁cho irs , ▁and ▁orch est ras ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁student ▁can ▁be ▁placed ▁depending ▁on ▁playing ▁ability . ▁ ▁English ▁English ▁core ▁curr icul um ▁includes ▁the ▁Liter ary ▁Ex pl or ations ▁( LE ) ▁series , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁courses ▁sp anning ▁three ▁sem esters