Year Seminar Sample Clauses

Year Seminar. A student who enters in the second semester of the first year must complete that semester of the seminar. A student who transfers into the College after the second semester of the first year is exempt from the seminar.

Year Seminar. All First-Year students are required to take two semesters during their initial year at Bard. (Second semester First-Year transfer students are required to participate in the program for one semester.) The Seminar is a writing-intensive course in which the student is introduced to important literary, philosophical, artistic, and scientific ideas, both historical and contemporary. Classroom time is primarily devoted to the close study of major works, which are chosen to represent a wide range of intellectual discourse. The focus of the seminar may change from one year to the next and is to be defined by the directors in consultation with the Faculty Senate.

Year Seminar. The information about transfer equivalencies provided at the website named above provides students with information on how some previously earned credit will transfer and, thus, will automatically satisfy specific University Studies requirements. Transfer students may find, however, that, while courses taken at other institutions satisfy requirements there, those same credits may not fulfill University Studies requirements at UNCW. In those instances, students may, in consultation with an advisor, submit a Substitution/Waiver of Degree Requirements form in order to have previously taken coursework considered for the following University Studies requirements:  Lifetime Wellness  Composition  Mathematics and Statistics  Foreign Language  Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives  Historical and Philosophical Approaches  Scientific Approaches to the Natural World  Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors  Living in Our Diverse Nation  Living in a Global Society  3-6 hours of Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement; students completing a second major or a minor are exempt from the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement. Students may also work with their advisors to submit a Petition for Crediting a University Studies Competency Requirement in order to have previously taken coursework considered for the general education Writing Intensive and Information Literacy requirements, as well as for the Quantitative and Logical Reasoning requirement. NOTE: Transfer students will be required to submit documentation, including syllabi and assignments from previously taken coursework, along with their Petition requests.  Writing Intensive (3 hours)  Quantitative and Logical Reasoning  Information Literacy (3 hours) Non-CAA transfer students must complete the following University Studies requirements at UNCW (no transfer substitutions allowed):  3 hours of Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster

Year Seminar. First-Year Seminar courses introduce students to the pursuit of intellectual inquiry. Seminars are designed to provide an opportunity to interact with outstanding faculty members while exploring nontraditional topics in nontraditional ways. One first-year seminar is required as part of UMW’s general education program. (Transfer students are not required to take a first-year seminar.) While there will be many different courses offered, everyone will not be able to enroll in a seminar in the fall semester. Students who do not take the course in the fall should sign up for it in the spring semester. Specific topics will vary from course to course, but all will include  college as you imagined it: a life of the mind taught by great faculty  small classes, capped at 15 students each  active, discussion-based formats  exploration of primary texts rather than textbooks  critical examination of the class literature  development of writing and speaking skills [10] First-Year Seminar Courses Offered in 2012-2013 Any course numbered FSEM 100, HIST 201, HIST 202, or HONR 100 will satisfy the first-year seminar requirement. Here’s a list courses scheduled for the fall semester. In several cases, there are multiple sections available for the seminars listed: FSEM 100 Courses  Autism in Contemporary Literature and Film  Politics, Culture, and Global Media  Cinderella/Xxxxx Xxxxxx  Critical Thinking and the Internet  Lost Manuscripts of Christianity  Energy Resources in the 21st Century  Cryptology  When American Came Marching Home  Virtual Vernacular – Recorded Music  Race and Revolution  French New Wave: Cinema and Society  Finding Fashion  Cold Case: Theatre Mysteries  Holocaust in German and U.S. Cultures  International Short Fiction by Women  American Detective Fiction  Video Game Canon  Feminism Second Wave HIST 201 Course  Statesmen, Soldiers and Leadership in Wartime HONR 100 Course  Sexualities in Southern Literature UNDER

Year Seminar. NTC Catalog Number: NTC Course: UW La Crosse Catalog Number: UW La Crosse Course: Credits: 00-000-000 College 101 FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 1 English – 6 Credits Required