Courses in Comprehensive Studies Program (Division 350)

100. CSP Freshpersons Readings Seminar. (2). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit.
This course is intended for first-year students and is an examination of the modern American University and the roles and expectations of the different people within it. The course will challenge students to learn about the nature and history of the modern University as well as the roles they and others play in the enterprise of higher learning. Of particular focus will be the student's own academic and maturational development as well as the challenges faced by the University community which is defined to include students, faculty, researchers, and administrators. There are no prerequisites and the course is taught in seminar format. (Fontenot, Holland, Marshall)

105. Reading and Writing Seminar: Insiders/Outsiders. (4). (Excl).
This course encourages students to consider their own positions as "insiders" and "outsiders" in a pluralistic society. The short readings, in particular the works of fiction, describe events that profoundly affect people in racially mixed communities. Reading about the lives of fictional characters who are acting at crucial times, the students will discuss and write about the events, relating them to their own lives and the lives of others. They will explore their own preconceptions and challenge their own attitudes. We will also explore the barriers created by class and gender. Students will write five 4-5 page papers; some will be discussed in conference; all will be submitted in revised form. The papers will include expository and personal experience essays and some in-class writings. The midterm and final exams will require out of class essays based on the course work. Cost:2 WL:Enrollment by override available in CSP office, G155 Angell Hall. (Zorn)