Course Description
Seminar for first-year students with faculty members in topics of interest pertinent to research, academic life, and higher education at the University of Georgia.
Athena Title
Freshman Seminar Service-Learn
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in FRES 1020
Non-Traditional Format
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time.
Prerequisite
First-year student standing
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
FRES 1020S is parallel to FRES 1010 and FRES 1020, the only difference being that FRES 1020 is taught as a traditionally graded A-F course and FRES 1020S is taught as a service-learning course. FRES seminars introduce first-year students to senior faculty, to academic programs, and to higher education at the University of Georgia and provide them with an opportunity to meet directly with senior faculty on a regular basis to learn about their interests and research.
Topical Outline
FRES 1020S is parallel to FRES 1010 and FRES 1020, the only difference being that FRES 1020 is taught as a traditionally graded A-F course and FRES 1020S is taught as a service-learning course. The seminars will introduce first-year students to senior faculty, to academic programs, and to higher education at the University of Georgia. They will give interested first-year students an opportunity to meet directly with senior faculty on a regular basis to learn about their interests and research. In turn, faculty will be able to meet informally with students new to the university and to discuss with them their particular fields of interest. We will offer a diverse range of topics taught by faculty from across the College, and because enrollment in seminars will be voluntary, and because students will select topics that interested them, we hope would that those who enroll in each class will be attentive and motivated. For some students these seminars might serve as an entry to the major. Seminars will meet one hour per week. Class size will be limited to 15 students. Classes will involve at least one significant writing assignment and a reading, research, or creative project. They will be taught primarily by senior tenure-track faculty on a seminar basis, especially as informal discussion groups. Enrollment will be open to first-year students only. Seminars will count towards the required number of graduation hours but will not satisfy other requirements. Grading will be on an A/F basis. Faculty who volunteer to teach these one-hour seminars will do so in addition to their normal teaching load.