Students demonstrate library research and writing proficiencies by the end of this sequence. Second semester first year. Staffed by faculty across the University. Study of the diversity of cultures, institutions, and groups in the United States. Multiple perspectives developed by a faculty team, including some common texts and experiences.
Students choose from special topics, with an emphasis on cultures and societies outside the West.
Staffed by faculty across the University. Common interdisciplinary problems selected for their contemporary relevance by a faculty planning team. Links to first-year seminar including critical and ethical reasoning. Some common texts and experiences, such as service-learning. Demonstration of oral communication proficiency.