The FYP Seminars

FYP seminars are taught by faculty drawn from the arts and humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences. Each FYP faculty member designs his or her seminar to address the theme of the program from the context of his or her discipline. In addition, since the seminiars are intended for first-year students and assume no prior college experience, they also provide an introduction to the instructor's discipline.

The FYP seminars are limited to 15-16 students per section and students remain in the same section with the same faculty member for the entire year. Each semester, a student's FYP seminar counts as one course towards his or her normal four course load. FYP seminars each fulfill a single Common Area Requirement, but typically cannot be used to satisfy departmental requirements toward a major.

This year the FYP seminars are being offered by faculty in the departments of English, mathematics, physics, psychology, and religious studies.

Click here for descriptions of the Current Seminars.