Freshman and Sophomore Seminars at a Glance for Faculty (for Students) (for Schedulers)

	Freshman Seminars	Freshman & Sophomore Seminars	Sophomore Seminars
Course number	24	39A-Z	84
Unit value	1	1.5, 2, 3, or 4	1 or 2
Suggested enrollment limit	15-18	18-30 (depending on contact hours per week)	15-18
Expected student workload	3 hours (one contact hour plus two homework hours) a week	3 hours (one contact hour plus two homework hours) per week per unit	3 hours (one contact hour plus two homework hours) per week per unit
L&S Breadth?	None	Most 2, 3, and 4 unit F&S seminars do count for breadth	None
$2,000 grant for Senate faculty?	Yes, if overload	Yes, if overload (usually only 1.5- and 2-unit seminars)	Yes, if overload
Prerequisites allowed?	No (except high-school courses)	Yes	Yes
Intended Audience?	First-year students in the intellectual exploration mode	Usually seat 1/2 freshmen and 1/2 sophomores	Sophomores only-can be intended majors, but not necessarily. Instructor encouraged to specify desired student profile.
Who teaches?	Regular faculty, emeriti, others by exception	Regular faculty, emeriti, others by exception	Regular faculty, emeriti, others by exception
Characteristic atmosphere	Interactive, low pressure, excitement of learning for its own sake	Interactive, excitement of exploring a topic of mutual interest with a faculty member	Interactive, excitement of exploring a topic of mutual interest with a faculty member
Grading options	Instructor may choose letter grade (individual students may choose P/NP) or P/NP	Instructor may choose letter grade (individual students may choose P/NP) or P/NP	Instructor may choose letter grade (individual students may choose P/NP) or P/NP
Schedule	Usually one hour a week; can meet 2 hours a week for 8 weeks or 3 hours a week for 5 weeks (etc.) if departmentally controlled classroom is available.	One hour a week per unit. Partial semesters also possible if total hours for semester come out right and departmentally controlled classroom is available.	One hour a week per unit. Partial semesters also possible if total hours for semester come out right and departmentally controlled classroom is available.
Program contact	Alix Schwartz or Laura Demir	Alix Schwartz or Shamideh Rossoukh-Cruz	Alix Schwartz or Shamideh Rossoukh-Cruz
Departmental contact	Departmental scheduler	Departmental scheduler	Departmental scheduler
			Revised 02/07/2007