{"id":648,"date":"2023-03-09T21:18:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/trinityplus\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:42:30","slug":"choosing-a-first-year-seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/trinityplus\/academic-advising\/information-for-new-students\/choosing-a-first-year-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a First-Year Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are required to enroll in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/fys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first-year seminar<\/a>\u00a0unless you are participating in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/gateway-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gateway Program<\/a> such as the Community Action Gateway, the Humanities Gateway Program, the InterArts Program, the Interdisciplinary Science Program, or the Global Health Humanities Gateway.<\/p>\n<p>You should read through all the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/internet3.trincoll.edu\/ptools\/CourseListing.aspx?su=fysm&amp;strm=1261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first-year seminar course descriptions<\/a> and then choose your five preferred seminars to submit on your course selection form. Your preferences will <strong>not<\/strong> be considered in the order you have listed them. We guarantee that you will be placed in one of your five preferred seminars indicated on the course selection form. Please pay special attention to meeting day\/time when considering your options to avoid potential scheduling conflicts. <strong>You will not be able to change your first-year seminar once it has been assigned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you do not submit your course selection form by the deadline, your choices will be limited to seminars that have space available.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also note: First-Year Seminar course numbers do not indicate sequence or degree of difficulty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are required to enroll in a\u00a0first-year seminar\u00a0unless you are participating in a\u00a0Gateway Program such as the Community Action Gateway, the Humanities Gateway Program, the InterArts Program, the Interdisciplinary Science Program, or the Global Health Humanities Gateway. 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