Freshman Seminars

Return to: USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Grace Ford Salvatori Hall, Suite 320
(213) 740-2961
dornsife.usc.edu/fsem
Director: Richard Fliegel, PhD

Freshman Seminars introduce freshmen to the larger academic world they are now entering. These small group seminars address topics of current interest in contemporary research and scholarship.

Freshmen earn 2 units of baccalaureate credit through participation in these weekly seminars. Active exploration of the life of the mind is emphasized through a variety of classroom activities and assignments.

To encourage the relaxed interchange of information and ideas, most seminars are graded credit/no credit. Each seminar is limited in enrollment to 18 freshmen.

Freshman Seminars encourage the natural development of the mentoring relationship between faculty and students. An early start on building these connections enhances the opportunities for intellectual growth throughout the student’s years at USC.

Freshman Seminars are offered for the fall and spring semesters in a variety of subjects. Individual topics are indicated by parenthetical titles in the Schedule of Classes (usc.edu/soc) under the FSEM designation or on the department’s website (usc.edu/fsem).

For further information, please contact Richard Fliegel, PhD, (213) 740-2961, email: fliegel@usc.edu, or Marsha Chavarria-Winbush, (213) 740-2961, email: chavarri@usc.edu, or Maria Velasquez, (213) 740-2961, email: mvelasqu@usc.edu.

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Freshman Seminars