Historic Curriculum
Schools of Study
Prior to 1899, Randolph-Macon had schools of study. These schools were:
- School of Greek
- School of Latin
- School of English
- School of Modern Languages
- School of Pure Mathematics
- School of Applied Mathematics
- School of Natural Science
- School of Chemistry
- School of Moral Philosophy & Metaphysics
- School of Biblical Literature & Oriental Languages
Post-Schools of Study
In an effort to move in a liberal arts direction, the college abandoned schools of study after 1899.
The courses that were offered remain the same with little additions until after 1945. These courses were:
- Latin & Greek
- German, English, & French
- Chemistry, Geology, Mineralogy, & Astronomy
- Physics, Biology, & Mathematics
- Physical Culture & History
- Economics
- Moral Philosophy
Additions to R-MC's cirrculum prior to World War II are: Hygiene, Political Science, Spanish, Sociology, Psychology, & Education
Fun Fact: Randolph-Macon students during this period have much in common with today's students: the dreaded eight o'clock course; however, the school week for early R-MC students was six days a week!
"And of course, you went to school six days week. You didn't have Saturdays off. You would try to avoid eight o'clock classes if you could" - Paul Wornom, Class of 1937.
