First-Year Seminar Program


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Welcome to the First-Year Seminar Home Page!

The First-Year Seminar (FYS) at Lafayette College is offered during the first semester of college and is part of the Common Course of Study. It is designed, first and foremost, to introduce incoming students to the intellectual life of the college community. Limited to 16 students, each class focuses on a special topic. The seminar includes significant reading, writing, discussion, and presentation, and provides an introduction to library research.

Each FYS is affiliated with Lafayette's College Writing Program, which supports students throughout their college careers. Classes also incorporate a variety of co-curricular events, such as attending live performances or visiting museums exhibits related to current course topics (see the College's on-line data base for course descriptions).

Faculty, especially those who are planning to develop a FYS, will find the following materials useful:

a set of guidelines for creating a FYS topic,

general information about teaching a FYS,

and directions and deadlines for proposing a new FYS to the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee.

For additional information about the Lafayette College First-Year Seminar Program, contact Professor Sidney Donnell.

P.T. Farinon House
a residence for first-year students