Replies to: Elective Credit. You need a certain # of credits to graduate, and every major has its own requirements (5 classes in this, 5 classes in that, 3 300-level classes, etc.) and included in that is a certain # of elective credits- non-major courses that you can take in any subject you want.
The renaissance happened mainly because the black death killed alot of workers so commoners could get good paying jobs.Because people had money now they could buy things like art or go to plays. Now people who made art and plays got more money and the renaissance began.he renaissance happened mainly because the black death killed alot of workers so commoners could get good paying jobs.
Many of the great scientific discoveries made during the Renaissance were in the area of astronomy. Great scientists such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler all made major contributions. This was such a big subject that we devoted an entire page to it.Learn more about it at our page on Renaissance Astronomy.he Renaissance came about because of a change in the way of thinking. In an effort to learn, people began to want to understand the world around them. This study of the world and how it works was the start of a new age of science.