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...What has changed is the nature of concentration credit," Wolcowitz said. "General exams no longer cover the same materials as honors hourlies. The notion of clearing the desk for students no longer applies because the information [in coursework] is not being tested in general exams. Thus, students exempting themselves from final exams [by taking honors hourlies] are missing an important part of the course...
Pierson, who teaches five tutorials and seminars this semester, said he has never exempted students from taking final exams in his classes. "General exams are not a substitute for individual coursework, they, are a supplement to them...
...undergraduate English concentrators are required to take English 10, "Major British Writers," and a semester course in Shakespeare. The one pre-1800 literature course required of non-honors concentrators and the two required of honors concentrators focus de facto on British literature. This structure is not conducive to doing coursework in American literature--after honors concentrators take their foreign literature requirement and five semesters of tutorial, there is not enough latitude in their schedules to devote a year to the American literature survey class, English 70. The enrollment in English 70 is always considerably lower than the enrollment in English...
...American. Undergraduates are asked to do work in five different periods, and tested on subdivisions of three in their senior general examinations. It is entirely possible, then, that a Harvard student could graduate with distinction with a degree in English and American Literature and Language having done absolutely no coursework in American literature...
...other students say that the handling of foreign coursework varies from department to department. Some concentrations take special measures to ensure that returning students have tutors while others leave it to the student to find...