Aside from liberal arts being required in most degrees. In all honesty, I feel real world work experience is way more important. I understand the need for these classes, especially if you're fresh from high school, with no job experience prior to college. But I feel people who have real world job experience, who have referrals from current or previous employers should be exempt from many of these classes. College is meant for preparing students for the real world. Someone who has years of job experience and are attending college to get a non-LA type of degree shouldn't have to take such courses. I've already proven I can adapt, listen, follow orders, get along and work with others and think outside the box to solve problems if needed, which ultimately, what taking many Gen Ed. courses is all about.
And its been said, courses like Philosophy, Psychology or English Comp can be self-taught if for the sake of being "well-rounded and educated" (Unless of course its your major or even minor, in which case your degree would require it).
Of course this won't happen, but its an idea. This would never happen because colleges would rather have more money.
KamuiFei
Musicalmac let me be more specific,Ie assuming your major is classified as a liberal art. I agree with youu kamui fei, if we want to better ourselves, we can do that on our own time, as if we weren't bettering ourselves by gaining a technical education already....and that's what it boils down to, money. The college will drop you from all courses unless the fees are paid, they won't care if your betterig yourself or not, they just want to put you in a classroom so the teachers/counselors keep getting paid, which is also understandable since they need to make a livin somehow. 
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