Do General Education electives matter much?

[gflores]

For those that don't know, General Education courses are those that are required for the school, but not required for your major. Some examples, are Foreign Language courses, History/Political Science, Writing, etc. I'm currently taking Religion and a Great Texts course. They require too much reading, if you ask me. Reading the Bible is not exactly fun nor is something I am knowledgeable in... I'm not doing too well in those class, hopefully I'll end up with B's if I do well on the final exams. Unfortunately, they are required. However, for my core classes, like Calc2 and Data Structs, I'm basically aceing them. So, when a company looks at my GPA, will those classes turn them off?

 

[NogginBoink]

In general, NONE of the individual classes matter in getting a job.

Having the degree does.

None of my employers ever asked for a transcript.

 

[ondarkness]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
In general, NONE of the individual classes matter in getting a job.

Having the degree does.

None of my employers ever asked for a transcript.

how long have you been in the working field?
about how many employers have you had?

 

[feralkid]

If by " General Education electives" you mean "Ass Kissing 101", it can't hurt.

 

[gflores]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
In general, NONE of the individual classes matter in getting a job.

Having the degree does.

None of my employers ever asked for a transcript.

But they still look at the GPA, don't they?