How are enrollments in senior seminar classes allocated?
The department views the seminar experience as an important component of the Economics major. To facilitate an in-depth discussion of research papers and the completion of an independent research project in this class, the department limits course enrollments in all seminars to twelve students. The department allocates spots in seminars approximately two weeks before the pre-registration period. A member of department will poll all rising Juniors and Senior majors with (i) with their seminar preference, (ii) their preparation for enrollment in a seminar, and (iii) other commitments that may conflict with enrollment in a given seminar. Balancing these needs and the resource constraints of the department, students are allocated to a senior seminar. While the department cannot guarantee that every students will get their first seminar choice in each semester, in the recent past the department has been successful in meeting students’ desires over the two senior seminar allocations.
