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

	Freshman Seminars	Freshman & Sophomore Seminars	Sophomore Seminars
Course Number	24	39A-Z Contact FSS staff if you are uncertain which suffix to use.	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
Suggested Waitlist Limit	5-15 --please set it on the high side if you anticipate serious attrition or other enrollment problems.	5-15 --please set it on the high side if you anticipate serious attrition or other enrollment problems.	5-15 --please set it on the high side if you anticipate serious attrition or other enrollment problems.
Waitlist Automatic?	Your waitlist settings are up to you. Once classes start a manual waitlist is usually preferable: it allows you to add only those who are attending.	Your waitlist settings are up to you. Once classes start a manual waitlist is usually preferable: it allows you to add only those who are attending.	Your waitlist settings are up to you. Once classes start a manual waitlist is usually preferable: it allows you to add only those who are attending.
Education Level	Seats open only to freshmen.	1/2 of the seats are designated for freshmen and 1/2 of the seats are designated for sophomores.	Seats open only to sophomores in any college (Note change: previously open only to L&S)
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 either a departmentally controlled classroom or a residential hall classroom is available. (For residential hall classroom availability please contact Troy Gilbert at troyg@uclink.berkeley.edu).	One hour a week per unit. Partial semesters also possible if total hours for semester come out right and either a departmentally controlled classroom or a residential hall classroom is available. (For residential hall classroom availability please contact Troy Gilbert at troyg@uclink.berkeley.edu).	One hour a week per unit. Partial semesters also possible if total hours for semester come out right and if either a departmentally controlled classroom or a residential hall classroom is available. (For residential hall classroom availability please contact Troy Gilbert at troyg@uclink.berkeley.edu).
Instructor Approval?	Option is normally not available.	Available however not encouraged. If instructors choose this option, please let us know what the procedure and criteria for approval will be.	Available but not encouraged. If instructors choose this option, please let us know what the procedure and criteria for approval will be.
Cross-listing?	Not recommended. If a seminar is cross-listed, please work closely with the other department scheduler and FSS staff to insure consistency in scheduling and enrollment settings.	Not recommended. If a seminar is cross-listed, please work closely with the other department scheduler and FSS staff to insure consistency in scheduling and enrollment settings.	Not recommended. If a seminar is cross-listed, please work closely with the other department scheduler and FSS staff to insure consistency in scheduling and enrollment settings.
Grants	Refer faculty to FSS staff for grant eligibility guidelines.	Refer faculty to FSS staff for grant eligibility guidelines.	Refer faculty to FSS staff for grant eligibility guidelines.
Program contact	Alix Schwartz at 642-8378 or alix@berkeley.edu or Laura Demir at 642-5640 or demir@berkeley.edu	Alix Schwartz at 642-8378 or alix@berkeley.edu or Shamideh Rossoukh-Cruz at 643-0554 or ugis_support@learning.berkeley.edu	Alix Schwartz at 642-8378 or alix@berkeley.edu or Shamideh Rossoukh-Cruz at 643-0554 or ugis_support@learning.berkeley.edu
			Revised 06/05/2007