A required first-year seminar (FYS) sets the tone for the undergraduate experience by providing students with a shared introduction to the intellectual life of the university life and the opportunity to work closely with full-time faculty as they explore scholarly topics.
Progress
KSAS ran 60 discussion-based FYS pilots from Fall 2020 through Spring 2022, experimenting with credit weight, grading schemes, and other aspects of curricular design.
KSAS launched its FYS requirement for all first-year Krieger students in Fall 2022, with all students enrolled across 75 seminars. Each seminar is unique to the faculty member teaching it, but all share common learning goals.
WSE will launch design-based FYS pilots in Fall 2023. These courses will introduce WSE students to a learning process focused on designing solutions and realizing prototypes. Additionally, WSE piloted over 20 discussion-based seminars from spring 2022-spring 2023 and will run approximately 12 such seminars in fall 2023.
WSE intends to implement a FYS requirement for WSE students entering in Fall 2024.
