Seminar

Seminar Courses and the FIG Program

The First-Year Interest Group (FIG) program offers entering students a chance to satisfy General University Requirements (GURs) at the same time that they participate in a learning community for freshmen only. FIG students co-enroll in two designated GUR classes and a small seminar (SMNR 101). FIG clusters are limited to first-year students and are available fall quarter only. While the GUR courses in a FIG cluster will usually be large, the attached SMNR 101 is limited to 25 students.

The FIG seminar provides first-year students with access to resources that can help with their transition to Western. The program emphasizes faculty-student and student-student interaction as well as deeper learning.

The FIG seminar uses the context from the linked GUR lecture courses as a context for fostering critical thinking and building academic competencies.

For more information, contact the FIG Director, Steven VanderStaay, Old Main 480B, 360-650-3004, or via e-mail at Steven.Vanderstaay@wwu.edu.

Courses

Seminar

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400 are described in the University Academic Policies section of this catalog.

SMNR 101 - Seminar in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for First-Year Students