Creating a Balanced Course Load
Advise students to balance their course loads by both interest and type. Different kinds of courses have different rhythms during the semester.
To have a balanced course load after the FYSE, students should select:
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1 course in a major (or possible major)
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1 course to enjoy or are good at, or to fulfill a distribution credit
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1 course to explore, to experiment with, to try something NEW
Keep these categories in mind when choosing courses that will give a balanced workload:
Courses with dense reading, 1 – 4 papers and exams:
Literature, History, Religion, Philosophy,Sociology-Anthropology, Geography, Political Science
Course with daily homework, frequent quizzes and drills, presentations and tests:
Beginning and intermediate languages
Courses with some reading, labs, quizzes, problem sets, exams:
Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences
Courses with time intensive ‘hands on’ tests, some reading, presentations, group work, concert/performances:
Music, Studio Art, Theatre, Dance, Film/Video
IB Equivalencies Chart
Health Professions Information Spring 2013
This document contains the information students need for Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental and Pre-Veterinary courses of study.
Useful Information
Documents that help faculty better advise first-year seminar students:
(planning beyond the first semester)
(tracking distribution categories)
(outlines what CTLR offers to students)
(popular semester and weekly calendars
(CTLR offers advice in handbook selection for faculty, provides faculty and peer writing tutors to support student writers, and offers Writing Program courses to supplement or continue the writing instruction in the first-year seminar. Download the document above to learn more about these options.)
Writing and Math courses sponsored by CTLR (Fall 2012)
Important links:
Advising information on the FYS site (Karl Lindholm's Guide)