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The first-year seminar is designed to evoke questions, to develop habits of mind that lead to independent thinking, and to orient students to the academic realities of college. Discussion and small group work are emphasized. Reading and focused writing assignments will be required. The thematic focus for individual sections is determined by instructors; students rank their preferences and are assigned to one of their top three choices.

Course focuses on the fundamental elements of information literacy and the concepts and skills involved with locating, evaluating, and using information from a variety of print and electronic sources in an effective and ethical manner.  Students must have a minimum of 12 earned credit hours or successful completion of First Year Seminar to enroll.  This requirement will be waived for students who score at 70% proficiency level on the SAILS exam.

This one-hour, eight-week seminar orients students to the OU philosophy of education, outlines the expectations of academic life, and (re) introduces students to information literacy.  This course is required of all first-year students.