All new students take a First-Year Seminar either in the Fall Term or January Term of their first year. A First-Year Seminar is an academic course designed to help students with a successful academic transition to college. Each seminar is limited to no more than twenty students and only students in their first year may take a seminar class.
The First-Year Seminar is a great opportunity to connect early with a faculty member in an important and meaningful way. In addition to the faculty member teaching the course, student mentors participate in all First-Year Seminars. The student mentor is an upper-class student who works closely with the professor during the course and is there for students if they need assistance. The same student mentor also leads the Dialogues class for each particular First-Year Seminar group.
