Distro

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Part of Speech

Noun

Pronunciation

['dɪstroʊ]

['dihs tro]

Description

A class that counts for at least one area of Weinberg's distribution requirements, which as a whole are intended to provide a general liberal arts education. Although Northwestern does not mandate specific classes, it does mandate two classes from six different distribution areas.

Areas

  • Natural Sciences (Area I)
  • Formal Studies (Area II)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area III)
  • Historical Studies (Area IV)
  • Ethics and Values (Area V)
  • Literature and Fine Arts (Area VI)[1]

Example Sentence

I still have five distros I have to take

Related Terms

References

  1. Weinberg.northwestern.edu, Distro areas.