> is atypical I don't think it's very atypical, for example take a look at this course requirement for City College of New York under CUNY : https://www.ccny.

> is atypical I don't think it's very atypical, for example take a look at this course requirement for City College of New York under CUNY : https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/csc-prereqs-042116.pdf https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/csc-prereqs-04... Under the CS parts, only the elective in category A, B, and C is where student can pick and choose. Everything else under the grey curve across the pdf are: > courses offered by the CS dept, AND that everyone takes.