Dartmouth College Institute for Writing and Rhetoric

Dartmouth College Institute for Writing and Rhetoric

First-Year Seminar (FYS) Form #1

INSTRUCTIONS:This form is only for use by those who can’t access the online version of FYS Form #1.

• This form is the first step in the process of approval by the Institute for Writing Rhetoric and the Committee on Instruction.
• Please fill out this form on your computer by typing into the shaded areas and selecting appropriately from the drop-down boxes, and then save your changes.
• Submit this form via email to:
• After the form has been reviewed, you will be contacted by the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric about the next steps, including deadlines to submit additional information and a syllabus. This may take a week or two.

Basic Information Needed for ALL FYS Courses:

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Department or Program:Select from Arts and Humanities DivisionAMEL Asian & Middle Eastern Lang & LitARTH Art HistoryCLST Classical StudiesENGL EnglishFILM Film and Media StudiesFREN FrenchGERM German StudiesITAL ItalianMUS MusicPHIL PhilosophyPORT PortugueseREL ReligionRUSS RussianSART Studio ArtSPAN SpanishTHEA Theater

Select from one divisionSelect from Social Sciences DivisionANTH AnthropologyEDUC EducationGEOG GeographyGOVT GovernmentHIST HistoryPSYC Psychological & Brain SciencesSOCY Sociology

Select from Science DivisionBIOL Biological SciencesCHEM ChemistryCOSC Computer ScienceEARS Earth SciencesENGS Engineering SciencesMATH MathematicsPHYS Physics & Astronomy

Select from Interdisciplinary ProgramsAAAS African & African American StudiesCOLT Comparative LiteratureENVS Environmental StudiesJWST Jewish StudiesLACS Latin American and Caribbean StudiesLATS Latino StudiesLING Linguistics & Cognitive ScienceNAS Native American StudiesPBPL Public PolicyWGST Women's and Gender StudiesWRIT Writing Program

Term:Select termWinter 2016Spring 2016Class Timeslot:Select hour9L1010A111222A3A3B

Instructor:Instructor Email:

Preliminary Title of Seminar:

Abbreviated Title of Seminar:

(for timetable and transcript, maximum 27 characters including spaces)

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Have you ever taught a First-Year Seminar at Dartmouth before?

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No

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Yes

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Has this seminar been offered since 1998?

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No

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YesIf yes, in what term and year was the course last offered?Select termFallWinterSpring Select year2013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998

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Do you want to make changes to your previously-offered seminar (new distributive or world culture categories, new title, or very different description)?

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No

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Yes

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PreliminaryCourse Description to Appear in Online Timetable:

(Leave blank if you have never taught a First-Year Seminar at Dartmouth before.)

Please enter a short description of your seminar into the shaded space below. This description is what students will see on the web in timetable when they select seminars. Please include a very brief description of the types of writing assignments in the course to help students get a sense of the course work.

Please surround text that you would like to be italicized by underscores. For example, if you would like text to appear as The Great Gatsby, type it in as _The Great Gatsby_.

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