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The “Rochester Curriculum”
Unique to the University of Rochester, our curriculum ensures a broad liberal arts education by allowing College undergraduates' interests to drive their learning.
In this curriculum there are no required subjects. Rather, students pursue at least one major in one of the three great divisions of learning—the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences (including math and engineering). They then take a "cluster" or a minor in each of the remaining two. Clusters are sets of related courses. Each cluster contains a minimum of 12 credits of coursework, which is usually equivalent to three courses.
Again, there are no "general education" requirements in the Rochester Curriculum. Given this level of freedom and flexibility, students are encouraged to follow their passions when crafting their program of study. As a result, double and even triple majors are not uncommon among College undergraduates.
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