Number: 256 Topic: Negative Reactions to Reduced Requirements for College Undergraduate Core Studies <desc> Description: Colleges for a long time have been reducing their requirements in such core subjects as history, literature, philosophy, and science. Criticism of this trend has occurred. What are those criticisms. <narr> Narrative: To be relevant, a document will provide negative opinions/facts concerning the fact that colleges have reduced their basic requirements for the granting of degrees to undergraduates.