Discussions started in the classroom can continue over meals or in other informal college settings. The seminars and the colleges frequently cosponsor special events such as film series, guest lectures, museum trips, or field excursions. Distribution Requirements, Course Credits, Prerequisites Freshman seminars count as regular courses. Unless specifically indicated in the description, freshman seminars do not assume prior knowledge or advanced placement in the subject. The seminars depend for their success on the expertise of the professor and on the hard work and enthusiasm of all the participants.
Emphasis is on discussion, papers, and in-class presentations rather than on quizzes and exams.
If you would like to take a freshman seminar in the fall term, you should complete and mail the application form at the back of this booklet. Your application will be read by the leaders of both seminars, who will select the seminar students. Some preference will be given to students from the residential college with which the seminar is affiliated, but there are always places for freshmen from other colleges who have a special interest in the topic. If a seminar is oversubscribed in the spring term, some preference will be given to students who did not have one in the fall.