Introductory Seminars: Current Quarter Info

GET READY TO APPLY -- 59 Introductory Seminar offerings in Spring quarter! Begins Friday, February 12. See Tips on Applying to Seminars on this page.

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ExploreCourses is the primary source for course schedules and GER certifications.

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Application Deadlines, etc.

Please check the bulletin's Explore Courses for current information on the class schedule and about GER's.

WINTER QUARTER

BIO 37N Green Revolution and Plant Biotechnology has been cancelled for Winter quarter. It will be offered in the Spring

SPRING QUARTER

HUMBIO/ORTH 97Q Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine (Gordon Matheson) will be offered again in Spring Quarter.
BIO 37N Green Revolution and Plant Biotechnology (Zhiyong Wang), has changed from Winter quarter.
CHEM 26N The What, Why, How and Wow's of Nanotechnology (Hongjie Dai), course offer has changed from Winter quarter.
ME 14N How Stuff is Made (Beth Pruitt), course offer has changed from Winter quarter .
HISTORY 62N - The Atomic Bomb in Policy and History has been cancelled.
ENGLISH 53N - Aesthetic Taste and Gastronomy has been cancelled.

Hume Writing Center offers workshops at the dorms on "Writing an Application" - look for the schedule and for drop-in hours on the Writing Center's calendar.
Tell a story about yourself and your interest in the subject. Faculty look for students with diverse backgrounds and attitudes. The better the instructor can understand your motivations and approach, the more likely he or she will be to keep you in mind in constructing the final class list.
Write a well-crafted paragraph or two for the application questions. Essays have a limit of 4,000 characters. (If you write too much, the application will tell you so and allow you to make revisions.)
Proofread and share your essays with an advisor, family member, or friend.
Keep an open mind about what might interest you. Remember that while some seminars are over-subscribed, others will have spaces available after the application deadline.
Be aware of deadlines - your application will not be accepted if you try to submit it after the 12noon deadline. At least 24 hours before the applications shuts down, save/submit your application and fine tune it at the website. This way your application will be included for the instructor review.

Admission to Introductory Seminars is by instructor selection. Your application status (Accepted, Waitlist #, Not admitted) will be posted before the preliminary study list deadline. Application status is not the same as enrolling.
Attend the first class meeting of the course to which you are admitted/waitlisted and intend to enroll.
ACCEPTED is not the same as enrolling for the course in Axess. If your application status is “Accepted,” go to Axess and search for the class number and add this to your study list.

Do not attempt to enroll without instructor permission (as designated by an "Accepted" status).
WR2: students accepted into Write-2 certified courses are handled differently. Introductory Seminars will add the class to the Axess study list of accepted students. If a student drops their enrollment, that space will be offered to one on the waitlist.

WAITLISTED: If your status is “Waitlist,” attend the first day of class to enhance or find out your chances.
NOT ADMITTED: check for space available courses, usually posted on the same day as statuses are released. At the online catalogue, check the box for "Space Avaialbe" in the specified quarter.

Introductory Seminar FAQs Have a question? Check-out answers to the most frequently asked student questions.