All full-time Millersville faculty are invited to teach a first year seminar. The criteria for submission to submit a course proposal can be obtained on the general education website or by clicking HERE.

Three credit first year seminars are often interdisciplinary in nature and limited in class size to help provide an opportunity for students to interact with their professor. Faculty are encouraged to discuss expectations of university coursework and other issues that relate to the students successful transition into university life. All three-credit seminars are designed around a common template with several key objectives which include a commitment to:

1. Communicating orally and in writing
2. Obtaining and evaluating information (information literacy)
3. Engaging in critical thinking
4. Appreciating the importance of civic engagemen
5. Understanding the importance of a liberal arts education
6. Making a successful transition into university life, both academically and socially