But some question whether the curriculum goes far enough.
"You have to keep in mind that the curriculum goes beyond the textbook," Mr. Arnold said.
Leading up to enrollment of the first class, the dean will shape the curriculum, go through the approval process with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and secure accreditation.
Since its introduction earlier this year, the state government has provided the program with extra funding of $21.8 million, though none of the curriculum goes as far as Bremner and Professor Temple-Smith woulikeike.
The B.Sc. Review Committee required that comprehensive evaluation be conducted on the new curriculum, going well beyond the standard institutional requirements for course evaluation.
In fact, the requirements of the new curriculum go further than the old in proposing that history should be both interesting and open to critical interpretation: "A high-quality history education… should inspire pupils' curiosity to know more about the past.
And the garden curriculum goes beyond science; lessons extend into math, literacy, social studies and art, plus hands-on instruction on sustainable agriculture, the food cycle, and the natural environment.
As far as our sex education curriculum went, sex only happened between a man and woman.
Northeastern's experiential requirement, part of a new core curriculum, went into effect this fall for entering freshmen.
A more advanced curriculum went into effect in 1809, with courses ranging from political economy, logic, moral philosophy, and natural law to strategy.
