102 Courses

What are the 102 Seminars?
The Undergraduate College Spring Seminars are small, interactive courses designed to introduce first-year students to thought-provoking and interesting subjects.  The seminars offer a unique opportunity to explore ideas, learn from peers and get to know faculty in small, intimate classroom settings.  Faculty from departments across campus will instruct seminars that focus on a current intellectual interest.   The primary goals of these courses are:

  • To impart a strong sense of academic community
  • To acquaint first-year students with a full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty members
  • To provide students with an opportunity to engage directly with an academic topic in a small setting

How to choose your 102 Seminar:
Although timing and your overall course schedule will influence your choice of seminars, you should use this class as an opportunity to develop your overall academic experience. When you register for your 102 seminar, you should consider a few things:

  • What are your academic interests?
  • Would you like to meet faculty from a specific academic discipline?
  • Do any of the seminar topics align with your research or career goals?
  • Do any of the seminar topics intrigue you?
  • Use this as an opportunity to explore an idea or project or topic.

What to expect from your 102 Seminar:
The 102 seminars will be different than most of the other classes in your schedule.  Seminars are meant to be small and interactive. 

  • Attendance is essential to your overall success
  • You will be expected to participate in discussions with your professor and the rest of the class
  • Your discussions will be based on assigned readings, movies or activities
  • You will be expected to share your opinions and questions about the seminar content

Please consider the above recommendations when selecting your 102 First-Year Seminar.

Check out the list of 102 courses here.

Upcoming Events
  • Thursday, October 8th, 2009
    How to Survive and Excel at SBU: Permanent Answers and Solutions to those Unhealthy All-nighters, General stress, and Failure in general!
    Hamilton Classroom, 6:00 PM
    All are invited to attend a workshop helping to cope with the stresses of college academics.

    Join RA Johanna and Hamilton college as we host:

    "How to Survive and Excel at SBU: Permanent Answers and Solutions to those Unhealthy All-nighters, General stress, and Failure in general!"

    Featuring Guest Speaker: Professor Richard F. Laskowski, College of Business

    Still unsure?
    **If you barely survived your first wave of midterms...
    **If you feel as if there need to be DOUBLE the hours in a day...
    **If you just can't stand that one class...
    **Certainly if you want to make a success of your college experience...

    Come one, come all!
  • Wed, October 14th, 2009
    The Flu and You
    8PM Kelly Cafeteria

    Schick College Living Learning Center of Health and Wellness would like to invite you to our program "The Flu and You". This event will take place in the Kelly Cafeteria on Wednesday October 14th at 8PM. Guest speaker LLC Director Deborah Zelizer will inform students, staff and faculty on ways they can stay healthy in this upcoming Flu season. We currently have room and snacks for approximately 75 guests but we will make accomodations if we exceed that number. Please feel free to RSVP by emailing Larry Whitehurst.

    View the flier!