Eliminating general education would put immense pressure on high school students to decide on a major before entering college. For instance, a high school senior who is unsure of their career aspirations may be rushed into committing to a major. Reforming college in this manner could potentially displace thousands of incoming freshmen who come into college undecided on their major. Not only would these changes affect undecided students but also students who decide on a new major midway through …show more content…
Reforming higher education by making major courses the only requirements would affect both undecided students and students who make decide to switch their majors. For instance, General education courses at community colleges provide low performing high school students and adults returning to college with a second chance at gaining university eligibility, while also providing a background of various concepts relevant towards a wide array of majors. Moreover, removing general education courses would greatly benefit the highest performing students however, it would also handicap various remediation opportunities from many college students. In the end, removing general education courses would affect millions of students and potentially jeopardize the community college system, further distancing the a student’s reach of attending a