Winter 2010 LSA Course Guide First-Year Seminars

Only first-year students (including first-year students that qualify for sophomore standing due to AP credits) may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All other students need permission of instructor. As an exception, first- and second-year students may enroll in 200-level seminars offered by language departments.

Frequently Asked Questions about FYS Enrollment

Goals of the First-Year Seminar Program

  • Enable first-year students and faculty to interact in a small class experience
    (maximum enrollment of 20 students
  • Introduce students to the demands of intellectual inquiry
  • Engage students as participants in the university's intellectual community
  • Develop students' communication skills
  • Help students to discover the value of specialized academic knowledge
F09 FYS Currently Listed in the LSA Course Guide *

NEW First-Year Seminars (PDF)