CORE 400 - Core Distinction Seminar

The goal of the distinction seminar is to complement major work in departments and programs by giving select students the opportunity to reflect on the broader, interdisciplinary contexts of their research or creative projects. Through readings assigned by the seminar instructors, students explore the methodologies of their own and other disciplines. Each student writes a substantial interdisciplinary paper, which may be relevant to the student’s departmental projects. This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways: 1) by extending a departmental honors project to explore interdisciplinary perspectives on the project topic or to examine the social implications or historical foundations of the project; 2) by self-consciously considering the generation and evaluation of knowledge in the major; or 3) by collaborating with one or more members of the seminar to explore themes common to the students’ departmental projects. If selected to enroll in the distinction seminar, students must achieve a 3.33 (B+) or better GPA. To earn Distinction in the Liberal Arts Core, students must earn an A- or better in the distinction seminar and achieve an overall GPA of 3.33 or better at the time of graduation.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: None
Core Component: None

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