All students are required to take a First-Year Seminar during their first year at Stetson. The specific courses available to satisfy this requirement depend on the College or School that you are enrolled in.
The College of Arts & Sciences offers a wide variety of First-Year Seminars that focus on topics of broad interest. They are open to all students regardless of their intended (or declared) major. First-Year Seminars are designed to improve your ability to analyze ideas and express them persuasively in oral presentations and in writing. In your seminar, you will have regular practice in the modes of intellectual conversation that are the hallmark of educated women and men.
The First Year Seminars that are offered changes each year. Course titles, descriptions, and brief biographies for the instructors may be found at: First Year Seminar Guide.
The Pass/Fail option may not be used with a First-Year Seminar, and dropping the seminar requires permission from the Dean of First-Year Studies.
Transfer students who have completed a year of college through post-secondary study at an accredited college or university are not required to take a First-Year Seminar. They may take a First-Year Seminar if they wish, and they are encouraged to look at the courses being offered.
All students enrolled in the Business School are required to take BN109, Special Topics in Business: How to Succeed in the Business School.
All students in the School of Music are required to take a First-Year Seminar. Students majoring in Music Education satisfy this requirement by taking EDUC 265. For other majors, there are a wide variety of courses that focus on topics of broad interest. First-Year Seminars are designed to improve your ability to analyze ideas and express them persuasively in oral presentations and in writing. In your seminar, you will have regular practice in the modes of intellectual conversation that are the hallmark of educated women and men.
The First Year Seminars that are offered changes each year. Course titles, descriptions, and brief biographies for the instructors may be found at: First Year Seminar Guide.
Revised: 5/02/09