Most of these classes are taught by full-time faculty members, but in some departments they are taught by teaching assistants.
Expository writing is an essential activity in each seminar.
The seminars usually do not provide the preparation necessary for advanced work in a departmental program as they ordinarily supplement rather than replace the standard introductory courses. If you are assigned a Freshman Seminar, please read carefully the instructions you will receive about Freshman Seminars from the CAS Office of Studies.