{"id":7037,"date":"2021-03-25T20:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T00:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlhamcollege.wpengine.com\/?page_id=7037"},"modified":"2023-02-28T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:51:37","slug":"first-year-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/registrar\/curriculum-guide\/first-year-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year courses (Earlham Seminar I & II)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
First-year students are required to take Earlham Seminar I and II<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlham Seminar<\/strong> (ES) courses teach first-year students general methods of interpretation in reading, writing and classroom discussion that provide a basis for skills they will continue to develop throughout their college career at Earlham and throughout their lives. The Earlham Seminar will also engage first-year students in exploring a topic of interest in an intimate, challenging and collaborative learning environment. These seminars introduce students to successful participation in a learning community and encourage new ways to engage and understand the world. Earlham Seminars share many of these distinctive characteristics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each Local Seminar will involve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Global Seminar should model for students that complex transnational issues require:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a student fails an Earlham Seminar, they are required to complete a Writing Intensive course in their sophomore year for degree completion. At the time of this completion, the \u201cfailing grade\u201d in the Earlham Seminar will be changed to a RT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A student may petition to withdraw from an Earlham Seminar, after midterms are issued and before the last day to withdraw, if their instructor confirms that they are earning a D or F in the course at that time. If a student withdraws from an Earlham Seminar, they are required to complete a Writing Intensive course in their sophomore year for degree completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Writing Intensive course that students who fail an or withdraw from an Earlham Seminar must take in their sophomore year is in addition to the Writing Intensive course already included within every student\u2019s declared major.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Earlham Seminar I – Local<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Earlham Seminar I I – Global<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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