The objectives of freshman seminars at Valparaiso University include the following:

          an in-depth examination of a topic, problem, or theme;

          a small class size (generally, around 15 students);

          a course that centers around challenging, stimulating, interesting, and well written texts;

          a course that is writing-intensive; and

          a course that makes the most of the seminar setting.

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