At the bottom of this page, you will find courses offered in the upcoming term that are both appropriate for and available to incoming first-year students. These courses do not have prerequisites (that is, there are no Sewanee courses that you must complete before taking these courses), though some require placement based on several factors. A few things to note:

  • Courses marked with the "(AP/IB)" attribute may be taken by those first-year students who have earned either a 4 or 5 on the AP exam or a 5, 6, or 7 on the IB exam. You are encouraged to select these courses if you have taken the germane AP/IB exams (described on the Registrar’s page) and you have received an official score report. Even though we will not apply your AP or IB credit to your transcript until you arrive on campus and meet with your advisor, we can use the documented scores to place you in a higher level course.
  • Courses marked with the “(*)” attribute are advanced courses that require special placement by the academic department or program.
  • In the "Foreign Language" category you'll find a link to all our language programs. The courses listed, however, are for the benefit of those students who placed into the highest level of a foreign language at Sewanee and are given more than one advanced language course from which to choose. If you placed into a 100- or 200-level language course, do not include the course in your list of ten courses but indicate your choice in the Foreign Language Placement section.
  • If you would like to take Calculus this fall, on your Course Preference Form, you will select "MATH 101/102/207 [by placement]." The faculty in Mathematics will place you in the appropriate level and course, whether MATH 101, MATH 102, or MATH 207, based on your high school records.
  • If you would like to take Chemistry this fall, you will select "CHEM 121/151 [by placement]." The faculty in Chemistry will place you in the appropriate level and course, CHEM 121 or 151, based on your high school records.
Completing the Course Preference Form
  • Make sure to complete the entire form; the more information you provide about your interests and concerns, the more informed the Guides will be when building your schedule.
  • Have a look at the disciplines listed in all categories. Note that some subjects or courses—particularly interdisciplinary ones—will appear in more than one category. (A course may be listed in both Humanities and in Social Sciences, for example.) You'll want to diversify your courses! No more than three courses should come from the same discipline.
  • Make sure that you select ten distinct courses on your Course Preference Form, and that no course appears more than once. The registration program will reject entries with duplicate courses.
  • However, you can list a course that's also on your Encounter list, as we will offer both "regular" and "Encounter" sections of BIOL 133, CSCI 157, ECON 120, ENST 101, SPAN 299, and WRIT 206.
  • You need to list the courses in your order of preference; the registration program will start at the top of your list and work down!
  • Be intentional in your selections: any course you include could be on your final schedule.
  • See here for additional tips on the course preference process.

 

COURSE OFFERINGS

Humanities
Classical Studies, Creative Writing, English, Environmental Studies, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Rhetoric, Women's & Gender Studies
Fine Arts
Studio Art, Art History, Dance, Music, Theatre
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Business, Economics, History, International & Global Studies, Politics, Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies
Sciences
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Geology, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology
Math and Computer Science
Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics
Foreign Languages
Chinese, French, Greek, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish
Interdisciplinary programs
African & African American Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Film Studies, International & Global Studies, Southern Appalachian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies

* Inside each section, click on the departments to view the specific courses. *

Contact the Academic Guides

The Academic Guides will be available to answer questions or assist you with your Course Preference Form during June. Click here to schedule an appointment with a guide. 

The Sewanee Pledge
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Sewanee provides funding for an approved summer internship or research fellowship, a semester-long study abroad opportunity at no additional tuition cost, and the ability to graduate with one major in four years. Of course, you will have to do your part. If you meet Sewanee’s academic and social expectations, these opportunities will be provided.

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Programs of Study
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Our small classes mean that your voice will be heard, your contribution will be expected, and your opinion will be listened to (and disagreed with, and challenged, and seen from a different perspective, and pushed in a new direction, and considered—and you know what? Maybe we’re both right. See how it works?).

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