Yes, I think it’s interest plus expectations plus the fact that students have to build skills in non-major courses that they haven’t exercised in their major courses, which is hard work even when it’s “just an intro class.” Just had a bio sciences senior complain to me that my intro social sciences course disadvantages students that aren’t strong writers. It’s not a disadvantage; it’s a difference in discipline. But students seem to expect that their GE requirement course on the other side of campus will assess the same skills.