Academics
Maret requires 19 credits to graduate, which includes four mandatory mathematics credits, three mandatory language credits (Spanish, French, Latin, or Chinese), seven mandatory humanities credits (English and history), three mandatory science credits (including one in a physics course, one in a biology course, and one in a chemistry course), and two mandatory credits of art and/or music.
The majority of students surpass the required credit amount by taking four credits of a modern language and eight credits of humanities. Other paths that students sometimes take to fulfill their credit requirements include the taking of multiple credits in the sciences, arts, or humanities.
On top of this rigorous credit requirement, all students must pass 11 of 12 seasons in either a Maret-sponsored sport or a guided independent sport. Furthermore, all students must complete at least 30 hours of community service.
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“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
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