Freshman Seminar

Freshman students select this three-credit offering (FRS101) normally in the fall semester. The program is an introduction to college learning. The goals of the program are to develop academic skills with an emphasis on oral communication, to ease the transition from high school to college, to promote active learning, to explore values and to provide exposure to the diverse world.

Seminar faculty structure the classroom discussions to enable students to identify a variety of viewpoints on each topic, including perspectives associated with the eight disciplines of the Liberal Studies Core Curriculum.

Freshman Seminar involves regular reading, writing and discussion about contemporary issues. The course also includes some research and some out-of-class activities.