Freshman Academic Seminar (FAS)

FAS 1302  Freshman Academic Seminar: English  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): First-semester freshman standing  

Introduces first year students to the world of academics and the scholarly community through exploration of a topic of significant cultural/social importance in the area of English. Emphasizes critical inquiry and thinking, research, writing, and problem solving.

FAS 1304  Freshman Academic Seminar: History  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): First-semester freshman standing  

Introduces first-year students to the world of academics and the scholarly community through exploration of topics of significant cultural/social importance in the area of history. Emphasizes critical inquiry and thinking, research, writing, and problem solving.

FAS 1306  Freshman Academic Seminar: Fine Arts  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): First semester freshman standing  

Introduces first-year students to the world of academics and the scholarly community through exploration of topics of significant cultural/social importance in the area of fine arts. Emphasizes critical inquiry and thinking, research, writing, and problem solving.

FAS 1309  Freshman Academic Seminar: Mathematics  (3)  
Pre-requisite(s): First semester freshman standing  

Introduces first-year students to the world of academics and the scholarly community through exploration of topics of significant cultural/social importance in the area of mathematics. Emphasizes critical inquiry and thinking, research, writing, and problem solving.

FAS 1311  Freshman Academic Seminar: Modern Languages, Cultures, and Global Communities  (3)  

Introduces first-year students to think about his/her role as a contributing global citizen in the Baylor & Beyond LLC, at Baylor, in the Waco community, and in the world. Emphasizes techniques of good writing, analytical reading and thinking, academic research, respectful discourse, and problem solving. Counts in the Foreign Languages and Cultures distribution list if the student has reached the 2310 level in any language.

FAS 1407  Freshman Academic Seminar: Science  (4)  
Pre-requisite(s): First semester freshman standing  

Introduces first-year students to the world of academics and the scholarly community through exploration of topics of significant cultural/social importance in the area of science. Emphasizes critical inquiry and thinking, research, writing, and problem solving.