Short answers from p 9

1. By studying an academic major as a way to gain depth of study in college, you will pay careful and deep attention in one of the college majors. But by breadth, you will have a general view about a wider variety of subjects in the college. To gain this breadth, they can study different subjects such as sciences, math, humanities, English, and social science. Having both breadth and depth, students will have a better general knowledge about different subjects so they can related them and have a better overall understanding.
2. Distribution requirements, are general subjects, outside of a student's own major, that colleges and universities say students must take to build up a base of knowledge and build breadth of understanding. Examples are the same as in #1.