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Freshman Seminars


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The UC Davis Freshman Seminar Program, in operation since 1988, gives first-year students the opportunity to study with faculty members in small groups, meeting in settings more informal that the ordinary classroom. The seminars focus on a current intellectual interest of the faculty member. All freshman seminars emphasize student participation, providing an intense intellectual exchange among students and between student and teacher. The small size and nature of the seminar allows students to sharpen their critical reasoning. Students learn how to interact with faculty members and fellow students as intellectual colleagues. In short the freshman seminar exposes the student to the "life of the mind" that characterizes much of what university work is about.

FRS 1: Freshman Seminar (1-2 units)
Seminar--1-2.5 hours. Prerequisite: open to students who have completed fewer than 45 quarter units. Students other than freshmen will be admitted only if space is available after the second registration pass. The investigation of a special topic through shared readings, discussions, written assignments, and special activities (such as fieldwork, site visits, laboratory work, and so on). Emphasis is upon student participation in learning. Enrollment limited to 20.

To enroll in Freshman Seminars, register directly via SISWEB at your normally assigned time. Freshmen have first priority. However, if a seminar is not full, non-freshmen may register after the second pass. No student may enroll in more than one freshman seminar PER QUARTER. Permission of the instructor is required to add the class after the first meeting.

For more information, contact Janet Chambers jachambers@ucdavis.edu at the TRC, 752-3249.