reply to constitutional requirement of government courses

To understand the history of the United States and the construction and function of its government is an essential knowledge that every person needs to know. I agree with the above poster when it comes to Texas having it written in the state constitution that it is required that all college student need to take a certain amount of course hours is a waste.
The fact is that a student may have a residence out of state and plan to move back when they receive their degree. What good does it do a person from Vermont going to UT on a science scholarship to learn about Texas history and politics? The point that it is written in the state constitution makes it much more idiotic and shows the flaws of the document.
Having requirement in learning government and history on a national level does make sense as part of a college curriculum as this knowledge will be needed regardless on where a person lives after graduation. It seems clear that the reason it is forced on students is purely for funding from the state on the university side but as the poster stated, the constitution has no description on why it is included. The Texas constitution is one of the worst written ones n the country and second most amended as well. It is due to frivolous subjects such as this that makes it so bad. It should be left to the individual university and the degree plan a student is working for as the amount and type of government courses required.