In your first semester, you must take a First Year Course. There are many options for you to choose from, on a wide variety of topics, representing diverse disciplinary perspectives. Some students choose this course based on the topic; others because they want to explore a department in which they might major or minor. Either approach is fine. Because this is only one course out of four, and it only lasts one semester, there are plenty of opportunities throughout the first year to explore majors or interest areas beyond the First Year Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writing and the FYC:<\/strong> All first semester students are required to take a course that provides significant instruction in either argumentative writing (WA) or creative writing (WC). Many FYCs already fulfill this requirement – you can see which ones do on the table below. However, if your FYC does not fulfill this requirement – if it is listed as writing practice (WP) or ‘none’ – one of your other first semester courses will need to satisfy this requirement. You can find a list of courses that will fulfill this requirement here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many FYCs are also Residential, meaning that students in that class will live on the same floor of a residence hall or in the same building. Faculty and student preceptors may do programming in the residence hall. Approximately 40% of FYCs are residential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WA = Argumentative Writing, WC = Writing as Craft, WP = Writing as Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>First-Year Course Offerings for Fall 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n