Introductory Seminars: Current Quarter Info

For Introductory Seminars Faculty.

For Introductory Seminars Administrators.

Announcement

 

  • Browse the pdf of our 2008-2009 course catalogue, but be aware that there are changes, additions and cancellations (see Important Recent Course Changes)
  • Please note: Freshman and Sophomore Programs (FSP) is now on the 1st floor of Sweet Hall, clusters 125 and 126. Contact us at froshsophprograms@stanford.edu.

 

Application Deadlines

 

Fall Quarter 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2008
Winter Quarter Noon, Friday, December 5, 2008
Spring Quarter Noon, Friday, March 13, 2009
  • Space Available.  After student applications for introductory seminars have been reviewed, courses that have space available can be found by searching fspwizard.stanford.edu. In the search parameter bar, select the quarter, move down and check the box for "Space Available".
    • Attend the class(es) that interest you and obtain instructor permission before enrolling in Axess.

Applications for the Current Quarter

 

  • Search for Courses.  Use the course selection worksheet to notate your interests; see Further Resources below.
  • Apply. Applications happen through the new fspwizard web site.
  • Application status. Admission to Introductory Seminars is by instructor selection. Your application status (Accepted, Waitlisted #, Not admitted) will be posted on December 19. Check back at fspwizard.stanford.edu for this information. Attend the first class meetings of the course to which you are admitted/waitlisted and intend/want to enroll.
  • Enroll: Be sure to enroll for the course in Axess.   If your application status is "Admit", go in to Axess and search for the class number and register for the course.
    • Do not attempt to enroll in Axess without instructor permission. 
    • PERMISSION NUMBERS: Previously some seminars required permission numbers. Now those numbers are linked to SUID within Axess. If you are admitted to one of these courses, go into Axess and search for the class number. Then when you enter your SUID, the system will permit you to successfully enroll and the course will appear on your study list.
  • Options. You may not have been admitted to your choices but check fspwizard.stanford.edu to search for courses with space available.

Important Recent Course Changes

 

Newly Added Courses

          BIOCHEMISTRY 118Q | 3 UNITS | 24327 | WINTER

          Genomics and Medicine

          Professor Douglas Brutlag

          ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/HUMAN BIOLOGY 97Q|

3 UNITS | 24493/24459 | WINTER

          Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine

          Professor Gordon Matheson

          PSYCHOLOGY 27N | 3 UNITS | 25241 |WINTER

          The Psychology of Prejudice

          Professor Jospeh Brown

 

Changes or Special Requirements

POLISCI 41Q | 5 UNITS | WINTER

Building Democracy after Conflict: Iraz in Comparative Perspective

Professor Larry Diamond

*NEW! Day - Thursday, 2:15-5:05   Location - 160-127

PATHOLOGY 105Q | 3 UNITS | SPRING

Final Analysis: The Autopsy as a Tool of Medical Inquiry

Professor Donald Regula

  • Applications for this course will be accepted during the Winter quarter application process.
  • Hepatitis-B vaccination is required. Those admitted to the course will be offered free hepatitis-B vaccination during the winter. Preference will be given to non-premeds, no prior experience in human anatomy or medicine is expected.
  • Class days/times decided by consensus at required orientation meeting on Friday, April 5, 12:00-1:00pm in the Medical Center, Alway Bldg. Room M218 (Fleischman Labs).

CHEMISTRY 25Q | 3 UNITS | 10421

DRAMA 25N| 3 UNITS | 24218 | WINTER

Science-in-Theatre: A New Genre?

Professor Carl Djerassi

  • Newly cross-listed course, is listed in Drama as well as Chemistry and will be a fully interdisciplinary experience. Non-science-majors are particulary encouraged to apply.
  • FIRST CLASS meeting will be in the Chemistry Gazebo. Subsequent meetings will be held at the instructor's San Francisco home. Dinner will be provided. Interested students should confirm that their schedule will accommodate necessary travel time to and from class.

 FRENGEN 45N | Cancelled

American Writers in 20th-Century Paris

Professor Cécile Alduy

Further Resources

 

 

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