What is the first-year curriculum? What courses are required?
At Washington University, we are committed to making your academic experience an extraordinary one. In designing your first-year curriculum, you and your advisor will typically choose from interdisciplinary courses, linked courses, courses designed to help you hone your communication skills, and courses that emphasize field study and even include an international experience. We want each student to work with his or her advisor and build each year’s curriculum on the unique learning opportunities we offer, starting with that important first year. First-year students generally take no more than five courses each semester, and it is not unusual to begin your college career with a four-course semester (and still be able to graduate in four years). All first-year students are required to take one semester of Writing 1, our one-semester freshman writing course.
