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AFST 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise is a substantial (approximately 34-40 page) research paper on a topic within African, African American, and/or African Diaspora studies. The student should have completed a 300-level AFST course, or a 300-level course that counts toward the AFST major. The comps process begins with a Comps Topic Development Worksheet during spring term of the junior year, a comps topic intention form followed by a proposal in fall term of the senior year, and ends with a final written thesis and oral presentation early in spring term.
- Spring 2026
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Student has the Africana Studies (AFST) Program of Study AND Senior Priority.
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ARBC 103 Elementary Arabic 6 credits
This course sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic–the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Spring 2026
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 102 with a grade C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.
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ARBC 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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ARBC 206 Arabic in Cultural Context 6 credits
In this course students will continue to develop their Arabic language skills, including expanding their command of Arabic grammar, improving their listening comprehension, reading and writing skills. In addition to more language-focused training, the course will introduce students to moreáadvanced readings, including literary texts (prose and poetry, classical and modern) and op-ed articles from current media. Class discussions will be in Arabic.
- Spring 2026
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.
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ARBC 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ARTH 400 Integrative Exercise
The integrative exercise for the art history major involves an independent research project, on a topic chosen by the student and approved by faculty members, resulting in a substantial essay due late in the winter term. One credit is awarded, usually in the spring term, for a formal presentation that contextualizes the project and summarizes the argument of the essay. The other five credits may be distributed in any fashion over the fall and winter terms. Art History 400 is a continuing course; no grade will be awarded until all six credits are completed.
- Spring 2026
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Student is an Art History major AND has Senior Priority.
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ARTS 298 Junior Studio Art Practicum 6 credits
Required for the studio major, and strongly recommended for the junior year, this seminar is for student artists considering lives as producers of visual culture. At the core of the course are activities that help build students’ identities as practicing artists. These include the selection and installation of artwork for the Junior Show, a presentation about their own artistic development, and studio projects in media determined by each student that serve as a bridge between media-specific studio art courses and the independent creative work they will undertake as Seniors in Comps. The course will also include reading and discussion about what it means to be an artist today, encounters with visiting artists and trips to exhibition venues in the Twin Cities.
Extra Time Required: Field Trips
- Spring 2026
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ARTS 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Xavier Tavera Castro 🏫 👤
- Size:26
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THBoliou 161 1:15pm-3:45pm
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Extra Time Required: Field Trips
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ARTS 400 Integrative Exercise
The integrative exercise for the studio arts major consists of an independent research project involving experimentation, reflection, and deep engagement in the production of a cohesive body of artwork. The comps process is designed to give students the opportunity to develop ideas over the course of a term with close advice and support of the studio faculty and fellow students. Class of 2025 the department highly recommends students take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and one credit in the spring term of the senior year. Class of 2026 will be required to take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and one credit in the spring term of senior year.
Class of 2025, the department highly recommends students take five credits of comps Fall or Winter term of the senior year and one credit the Spring term of the senior year. Class of 2026 will be required to take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and once credit the spring term of the senior year.
- Spring 2026
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Student is a Studio Arts major AND has Senior Priority.
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ASST 110 Elementary Hindi Language 6 credits
This course will introduce students to basic spoken and written Hindi and Urdu, languages spoken widely across India and Pakistan. The course will teach speaking, listening, reading and writing skills as these are used in everyday social and cultural situations. While in elementary spoken form Hindi and Urdu are almost indistinguishable, they are written in two distinct scripts, both of which students will learn.
Students who have studied Hindi language on the Off-Campus Program “India: Globalization and Local Responses” are not eligible to enroll in this course.
- Spring 2026
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Not open to students that have studied the Hindi Language through the Carleton OCS India: Globalization and Local Response program OR received a score of 1 or better on the Language Fluency Exam for Urdu OR received a score of 1 or better on the Language Fluency Exam for Hindi.
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ASTR 222 A Survey of Cosmology 6 credits
A detailed survey of selected topics in cosmology. Topics might include the Friedmann equation, fluid and acceleration equations, basic metrics, evolution of single and multi-component universes, cosmological parameters, dark matter, baryogenesis/leptogenesis, the cosmic microwave background radiation, nucleosynthesis, inflation, and structure formation. All topics will be covered assuming only intro level physics as prerequisite.
PHYS 222 is cross listed with ASTR 222.
Sophomore Priority
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 222.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ASTR 232 Astrophysics I 6 credits
A study of stellar structure and evolution with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the birth, evolution, and death of stars, pulsars, black holes, and white dwarfs.
Crosslisted with ASTR 232
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 AND PHYS 228 or PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 232.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOC 301 Biochemistry 6 credits
This course applies the principles of chemistry to explore the molecular basis of biological processes. It provides students with a foundational knowledge of biochemistry, with an emphasis on the structure and function of biological macromolecules including nucleic acids and proteins. Topics include enzyme catalysis and kinetics, bioenergetics, and the organization and regulation of metabolic pathways. Biology majors must also complete BIOC 311 in order for BIOC 301 to count towards the Biology major.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): BIOL 126 or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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BIOC 331 Current Topics in Biochemistry 6 credits
An examination of one or more topics of current research interest in biochemistry, focused on reading, interpreting, and understanding the scientific literature. Specific topics vary from year to year but are chosen to illustrate the power of biochemical approaches to address important scientific questions. The bulk of the course will be spent in the close reading and discussion of recent research literature.
- Spring 2026
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOC 301 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 235 Microbiology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 234.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 235 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 234, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
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- BIOL 234: Microbiology
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BIOL 235.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Angel Solis 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- THulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 235.54 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Angel Solis 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- THHulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 240 Genetics 6 credits
A study of the transmission of genetic information between generations of organisms, and of the mechanism of expression of information within an individual organism. The main emphasis will be on the physical and chemical basis of heredity; mutational, transmissional and functional analysis of the genetic material, and gene expression.
Spring Term Sophomore Priority,
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 241.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 241: Genetics Laboratory
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BIOL 240.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Amanda Hund 🏫 👤
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Spring Term Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in BIOL 241
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 241 Genetics Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 240: Genetics
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BIOL 241.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Amanda Hund 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 241.59 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Amanda Hund 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THHulings 203 8:00am-12:00pm
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BIOL 353 Population Ecology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 352.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 352: Population Ecology
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BIOL 353.54 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- THHulings 106 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 356 Seminar: Topics in Developmental Biology 6 credits
The development of an embryo from a single cell to a complex body requires the coordinated efforts of a growing number of cells and cell types. In this seminar course, we will use primary literature to explore recent advances in our understanding of the cellular processes such as intercellular signaling, migration, proliferation, and differentiation that make development possible. Additionally, we will consider how these developmental cellular processes, when disrupted, lead to cancer and other diseases. Priority will be given to juniors and seniors who have not already taken a seminar course.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 or BIOL 342 with grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 356.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- T, THWeitz Center 136 8:15am-10:00am
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BIOL 385 Seminar: Microbial Pathology 6 credits
Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth, and microbial pathogens have caused human and plant disease epidemics worldwide. This course will focus upon the pathogenic strategy of a variety of well-studied microbes in order to illustrate our understanding of the molecular and cellular nature of microbial disease. We will analyze current and seminal papers in the primary literature focusing on mechanisms employed by microbes to attack hosts.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better AND either BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 400 Integrative Exercise 1 credits
Preparation and submission of the written portion of the Integrative Exercise. Continuing course (fall or winter). Oral examination, evaluation of the Integrative Exercise, and participation in visiting speakers seminars (spring).
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Biology major AND has Senior Priority.
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CGSC 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Students will complete their Cognitive Science comps projects, in response to feedback from their comps advisor. Students will also give a public presentation of their comps project to a Carleton audience.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Cognitive Science major and has Senior Priority.
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CHEM 351 Inorganic Chemistry 6 credits
Symmetry, molecular orbital theory and ligand field theory will provide a framework to explore the bonding, magnetism and spectroscopic properties of coordination complexes. Topics in reactivity (hard and soft acids and bases), bioinorganic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, and organometallic chemistry, will also be introduced.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency exam AND CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 351.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHEM 352 Laboratory in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2 credits
Synthesis, purification and spectroscopic characterization of transition-metal complexes with an emphasis on methods for preparing and handling air-sensitive compounds. One laboratory per week.
Previous or concurrent registration in CHEM 351
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed or is in the process of completing the following course(s): CHEM 351 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 352.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 352.57 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 8:00am-12:00pm
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CHEM 353 Organic Chemistry III 6 credits
This course explores the relationship between structure and reactivity in organic molecular systems, with an emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Topics include molecular orbital theory, stereoelectronic effects, linear free energy relationships, and kinetic isotope effects. We will use these theories to revisit and deepen our understanding of reactions from Chemistry 233 (Organic Chemistry & Lab) and 234 (Organic Chemistry II & Lab). We will then analyze additional classes of reactions, such as pericyclic, enantioselective, and organometallic transformations. Students will use the primary literature to further investigate these topics.
CHEM 301 or 343 or 344 required
- Spring 2026
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 234 or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency AND has completed or is in the process of completing any of the following course(s): CHEM 301 or CHEM 343 or CHEM 344 with a grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 353.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Kaz Skubi 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 364 Pharmaceutical Chemistry 6 credits
This course explores the molecular mechanisms by which drugs interact with biological systems to elicit their effects. Topics include structure-activity relationships, drug-receptor interactions, metabolic pathways, and the chemical basis of drug toxicity and selectivity. Work will be centered around case studies of long-established drug classes as well as more recent therapeutic approaches.
Recommended Preparation: BIOL 126
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed the following course(s): CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 364.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Joe Chihade 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CHEM 400 Integrative Exercise
Three alternatives exist for the department comprehensive exercise. Most students elect to join a discussion group that studies the research of a distinguished chemist or particular research problem in depth. Other students elect to write a long paper based on research in the primary literature, or write a paper expanding on their own research investigations. Most of the work for Chemistry 400 is expected to be accomplished during winter term. Students should enroll for five credits of Chemistry 400 during the winter, receive a “CI” at the end of that term, and then enroll for one credit during the spring, with the final evaluation and grade being awarded during spring term. Chemistry majors will be required to attend at least 10 seminars between the term in which they declare and the end of winter term of their senior year to ensure breadth in the exposure to the ways chemists approach their work.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Chemistry major AND has Senior Priority.
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CHIN 103 Elementary Chinese 6 credits
Continuation of Chinese 101, 102.
- Spring 2026
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Lei Yang 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:40am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:30am
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DGAH 398 Digital Arts & Humanities Portfolio: A Capstone Seminar 2 credits
The work of Digital Arts & Humanities takes place at the crossroads of computing, humanities, and creative production. While digital tools and computational methods can enhance humanities research and artistic production, traditional humanistic approaches must also question digital technologies. Both the processes and products of this work stretch the boundaries of familiar academic formats. In this course, students will create an ePortfolio that curates and critically reflects on the digital processes and products of courses and co-curricular experiences at Carleton, guided by readings on the current state of interdisciplinary digital scholarship. A capstone for the DGAH minor, the seminar will include numerous workshop events and culminate in public portfolio presentations. Prerequisite: Prior DGAH coursework, including but not limited to the DGAH core courses.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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DGAH 398.01 Spring 2026
- Size:15
- M, WWeitz Center 136 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 136 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ECON 398 Advanced Research in Economics 6 credits
This course is designed to support majors in developing advanced skills in economic research and communication. Through a combination of class discussion, small group work, and/or one-on-one interactions with the professor, majors learn the process of constructing strong, theoretically-grounded arguments through primary research, secondary research, or both. Students will also learn and practice strategies for engaging critically with contemporary scholarship and effective techniques of peer review and the oral presentation of research.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 395 with a grade of C- or better.
- ECON 400: Integrative Exercise
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ECON 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Required of all senior Economics majors. Students complete either the research paper or the policy paper developed in ECON 395. Students writing the research paper must enroll concurrently in ECON 398.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 395 with a grade of C- or better AND the student is an Economics major AND has Senior Priority.
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EDUC 395 Senior Seminar 6 credits
This is a capstone seminar for educational studies minors. It focuses on a contemporary issue in American education with a different topic each year. Recent seminars have focused on the school to prison pipeline, youth activism, intellectual freedom in schools, and gender and sexuality in education. Senior seminars often incorporate off campus work with public school students and teachers.
Extra Time required.
- Spring 2026
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Student is an Educational Studies minor.
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EDUC 395.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jeff Snyder 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWillis 114 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ENGL 109 The Craft of Academic Writing 6 credits
This course is designed to demystify the practice of academic writing and to introduce students to the skills they’ll need to write effectively in a variety of academic disciplines and contexts. Students will learn how to respond to other authors’ claims, frame clear arguments of their own, structure essays to develop a clear logical flow, integrate outside sources into their writing, and improve their writing through revision. All sections will include a variety of readings, multiple writing assignments, and substantial feedback from the course instructor.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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ENGL 109.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Bret Vukoder 🏫
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 344 1:15pm-3:00pm
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FREN 103 Intermediate French 6 credits
This course continues the study of complex sentence structures and reviews basic patterns in greater depth, partly through the discussion of authentic short stories and cultural topics. Throughout the course, students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Taught five days a week in French.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): FREN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton French Placement exam.
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FREN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Katharine Hargrave 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:30am
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FREN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Stephanie Cox 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 103.03 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Sarah Anthony 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
During their senior year, students expand and deepen an essay in French from one of their advanced courses in the major. Normally, but not always, the director for this project will be the professor from that course. This essay may be completed during any term, but must be finished by the end of winter term. In the spring term, students deliver an oral presentation (in English) summarizing their work. Seniors may choose either of the following: 1) A substantial individual essay, or 2) An individual essay that complements work done in a second major (subject to approval by the Department). Further details are available on the Department’s website.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a French and Francophone Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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GEOL 298 Junior Colloquium 2 credits
This course offers students an opportunity to explore common methods used in geoscience research. Students will hone their writing, figure design, and data analysis skills through a series of small projects and assignments. This course will be particularly valuable for junior geology majors in preparation for their comps projects.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed 24 credits in courses with the GEOL prefix, not including Independent Studies, with a grade of C- or better.
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GEOL 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Sarah Titus 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FAnderson Hall 123 3:30pm-5:00pm
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GEOL 400 Integrative Exercise
Each senior geology major must take a total of six credits of Geology 400. One of the credits will be awarded in the spring term for the preparation and delivery of a formal talk and attendance at the talks or other seniors. The other five credits must be taken in the fall and/or winter terms. Credits can be divided between those two terms or all five credits may be taken in the same term. All seniors must attend the Geology 400 seminars which will meet weekly fall and winter term. Geology 400 is a continuing course, and the grade will not be awarded until the end of spring term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a GEOL major AND has Senior Priority.
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GERM 103 Intermediate German 6 credits
Continuation of the study of complex structural patterns of the German language, and the reading and discussion of longer texts, films, and other media from German-speaking cultures. Students explore topics such as education, literal and metaphorical borders, the city of Berlin, nature, and connections between German-speaking countries and the United States while honing all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Both sections are flexible for you to enroll in if you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule. Please speak with your German professor and the professor for the conflicting course. You can enroll in 2 sections at the same time. You will need to fill out the change request form for a course conflict that will need to be approved before the drop/add deadline for the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GERM 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton German Placement exam.
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GERM 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GERM 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GERM 400 Integrative Exercise
Examining an aspect of German literature across eras or genres.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a German major AND has Senior Priority.
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GRK 102 Intermediate Greek 6 credits
Study of essential forms and grammar, with reading of original, unadapted passages.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 102.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 102 Greece at a Crossroads: Intermediate Greek 6 credits
Study of essential forms and grammar, with reading of original, unadapted passages.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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GRK 285 Weekly Greek 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Greek 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 285.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 202 3:10pm-4:20pm
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GWSS 400 Integrative Exercise
This directed independent study course supports students as they make progress on the conception, research, writing, and presentation of their comprehensive exercise project during their senior year. Students should sign up for Integrative Exercise credit with the primary advisor of their project. The six credits required are generally split between Fall and Winter terms of a student's senior year, unless otherwise explicitly arranged with the GWSS director and both comps advisors. Students will meet with both their primary and secondary advisors for scheduled check-ins during the term and will be expected to make all agreed upon deadlines for turning in and editing drafts.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a GWSS major AND has Senior Priority.
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HIST 244 The Enlightenment and Its Legacies 6 credits
The Enlightenment: praised for its role in promoting human rights, condemned for its role in underwriting colonialism; lauded for its cosmopolitanism, despised for its Eurocentrism… how should we understand the cultural and intellectual history of the Enlightenment, and what are its legacies? This course starts by examining essential Enlightenment texts by philosophes such as Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau, and then the second half of the term focuses on unpacking the Enlightenment’s entanglements with modern ideas around topics such as religion, race, sex, gender, colonialism etc.
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HIST 244.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Susannah Ottaway 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 202 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 202 1:10pm-2:10pm
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IDSC 198 FOCUS Colloquium 2 credits
This colloquium is designed to give students participating in the Focusing on Cultivating Scientists program an opportunity to learn and use skills in scientific study, reasoning, and modeling. The topics of this project-based colloquium will vary each term, and allow students to develop competencies in areas relevant to multiple science disciplines.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.02
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IDSC 198.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Deborah Gross 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 223 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.01
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Open only to students registered for IDSC 198 01 for winter term
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IDSC 198.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Deborah Gross 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MAnderson Hall 223 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Open only to students registered for IDSC 198 02 winter term
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IDSC 202 MMUF Research Seminar 2 credits
This seminar develops the skills needed to engage in and communicate advanced research. Each participant will work and present regularly on their ongoing research projects, and participate actively in an ongoing series of workshops and conferences. The seminar will also discuss in depth the nature of academia as institution and culture, and the role of diversity in the production of knowledge and teaching in American higher education. Open only to students with MMUF fellow status.
Must be MMUF Fellow
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 238 Vaccines: Science, Skeptics, and Stakeholders 6 credits
Vaccines are often touted as one of humankind’s greatest biomedical achievements. They have undoubtedly prevented hundreds of millions of deaths from infectious diseases since their discovery. Yet, there remain many obstacles that prevent their wider development and dissemination. Among these are the technological challenges associated with vaccine development, the well-funded anti-vaccination movements that often thrive on and spread misinformation, and economic hurdles that affect the production and equitable distribution of vaccines. Through an interdisciplinary lens that incorporates material from biology, psychology, and economics, this course will allow students to reach an integrated understanding of vaccines.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 238.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤 · Ken Abrams 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 1:15pm-3:00pm
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IDSC 257 Sense of Place: Art and Ecology of Tallgrass Prairie 2 credits
This course is a collaboration between students of field drawing and ecology that will foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on the Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem. Students will work together to develop a project that explores how ecological study and artistic expression can deepen their understanding of this landscape. The course will involve field trips in the Carleton Arboretum, guest speakers, directed readings and culminate in a gallery exhibition.
Extra time required.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARTS 113 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 321 or ENTS 210 with a grade of C- or better.
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IDSC 280 Learning from Internships 1 credits
This course is intended for students who secure an internship that requires course credit as a condition of hiring. Carleton does not grant credit for internships, but in some appropriate circumstances, we grant credit for additional academic work associated with an internship. Although the specific nature of internship experiences will vary, internships are opportunities to apply and extend one's academic skills and interests into work in non-academic settings. This course will involve carefully monitored work experiences in which a student has intentional learning goals which will be assessed through reflective writing and related readings.
Instructor permission, which will only be granted if the internship is at least 6 weeks and 120 hours, requires enrollment in a credit-bearing activity, and is approved in advance by the Career Center Internship Program Director. You must complete a form and, once approved, submit a registration request to the instructor via Workday. Normally, this course is taken before your internship experience. Permission to enroll will rarely be granted for students who have previously completed this course.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor. Please see the public notes for the permission requirements you must meet to register.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 289 Science Fellows Research Colloquium 1 credits
This colloquium develops the skills needed to engage in and communicate scientific and mathematical research. Topics will vary each term, but will include searching and reading the primary literature and communicating results orally and via posters. The colloquium will also explore the landscape of academic scientific research and how to negotiate the expectations of being a research group member.
Instructor permission required, students should waitlist.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 298 FOCUS Sophomore Colloquium 1 credits
This colloquium is designed for sophomore students participating in the Focusing on Cultivating Scientists program. It will provide an opportunity to participate in STEM-based projects on campus and in the community. The topics of this project-based colloquium will vary each term.
Open only to students who completed IDSC 198
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): IDSC 198 with a grade of C- or better during their first year.
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IDSC 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:31
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 329 3:10pm-4:20pm
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IDSC 400 Chinese Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Chinese special majors.
Open only to Chinese special majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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JAPN 103 Elementary Japanese 6 credits
Continuation of Japanese 102.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chie Tokuyama 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:30am
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JAPN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chie Tokuyama 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:10pm-2:10pm
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JAPN 206 Japanese in Cultural Context 6 credits
This course advances students’ proficiency in the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Japanese. The course also integrates elements of traditional Japanese civilization and modern Japanese society, emphasizing cultural understanding and situationally appropriate language use.
- Spring 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 103 Introduction to Latin Prose and Poetry 6 credits
This course completes the formal textbook introduction to the morphology and syntax of Latin. The focus will be on consolidating and applying grammatical concepts learned throughout the Latin sequence to the reading of extended selections of authentic Roman prose and poetry.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 285 Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 285.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 203 3:10pm-4:20pm
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LATN 285 Greece at a Crossroads: Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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LTAM 110 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers 3 credits
This fast-paced introductory Portuguese language course focuses on developing communication skills and emphasizes speaking, reading, and writing. Previous knowledge of Spanish is assumed in presentation of grammar and vocabulary.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Spanish Literature AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Spanish Language AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Spanish IB exam or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Spanish Placement exam.
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LTAM 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 236 8:30am-9:40am
- FLeighton 236 8:30am-9:30am
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LTAM 400 Integrative Exercise
Satisfactory completion of the major includes the writing of a thesis which attempts to integrate at least two of the various disciplines studied. A proposal must be submitted for approval early in the fall term of the senior year. The thesis in its final form is due no later than the end of the first week of spring term. An oral defense of the thesis is required.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Latin American Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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MATH 297 Assessment and Communication of External Mathematical Activity 1 credits
An independent study course intended for students who have completed an external activity related to the mathematics major (for example, an internship or an externship) to communicate (both in written and oral forms) and assess their mathematical learning from that activity.
Permission of department chair and homework in advance of the external mathematical activity.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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MATH 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Either a supervised group project or an individual, independent project. Required of all senior majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has a program of study in MATH AND has Senior Priority AND has completed any of the following course(s): MATH 236 or equivalent AND three courses from any Math course higher than MATH 236, CS 252 or equivalent, CS 254, CS 352, STAT 250, STAT 320 or STAT 340 with a grade of C- or better.
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MEST 110 Introduction to the Middle East 6 credits
In this introduction to Middle East Studies, we will embark on an interdisciplinary exploration of a region that spans from Central Asia to North Africa. We will study the Middle East as a multilingual, multireligious, multicultural space that, because of its unique cultural geography connecting peoples and governments from Africa, Asia, and Europe, has developed distinguishing characteristics over time. We will build familiarity with the diversity of this region and explain its multiple cultural and sociopolitical crossroads through analysis of storytelling, food, music, religious practices, governments, economies and more.
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MEST 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 🏫 👤 · Summer Forester 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THHasenstab 105 1:15pm-3:00pm
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NEUR 239 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab 2 credits
This laboratory course will provide experience in performing experiments to elucidate the structure and function of neurons and neural circuits using classical and cutting-edge techniques. Students will apply these techniques to develop and carry out an independent research project.
Requires concurrent registration in NEUR 238.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a NEUR 239 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, NEUR 238, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- NEUR 238: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior
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NEUR 239.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.53 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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NEUR 395 Neuroscience Capstone Seminar 3 credits
This capstone seminar will cover current approaches and techniques in the field of neuroscience. Guest speakers in neuroscience and related areas will present their research.
1st 5 weeks
Juniors that plan to graduate before spring of their senior year can contact the instructor.
- First Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Neuroscience minor AND has Senior Priority AND has completed the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Biology AP exam or received a score 6 or better on the Biology IB exam AND NEUR 127 with a grade of C- or better AND student has completed or is in the process of completing NEUR 238 AND NEUR 239 with grade of C- or better.
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NEUR 395.02 First Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- Faculty:Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 8:15am-10:00am
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PE 316 Principles of Athletic Training 3 credits
Introduction to human anatomy as it pertains to athletic training and prevention and care of athletic injuries. Consists of lecture, practical experiences, and use of rehabilitative modalities. Requirement for athletic training student assistant.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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PE 316.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chad Alladin [C] (Contract Ended) 🏫 · Cassandra Haffner 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- T, THRecreation Center 226 10:10am-11:55am
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PE 334 Beyond Happy: Mindfulness Practices and the Science of Well-Being 3 credits
This course explores the science of well-being, with specific emphasis on related skill development. Topics covered include neuroplasticity, learned optimism, gratitude, flow, character strengths, meaning, positivity resonance, positive relationships and love. Students will practice strategies such as becoming aware of the present, use of breath, working with thoughts, strengthening focus, labeling and working with emotions, lovingkindness meditation, cultivating positive emotions and reducing time spent worrying about the future or fretting about the past.
This course is offered for academic credit and does not count towards the Physical Education activity requirement. Students interested in engaging with mindfulness practices for PE activity credit should consider registering for PE 170.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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If you are currently registered for PE 170, you will need to request a prerequisite override to register for PE 334 during the following term. Students cannot take PE 170 and PE 334 during the same academic term.
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PHIL 321 Surviving Death: Writing Lab 2 credits
This lab is devoted to teaching students in PHIL 320 the ins-and-outs of writing longer-form philosophy papers as well as providing supervised time for students to do all the writing for the course they will be assessed on.
Required concurrent registration PHIL 320.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a PHIL 321 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, PHIL 320, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- PHIL 320: Surviving Death
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PHIL 321.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jason Decker 🏫 👤 · Daniel Groll 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 303 3:10pm-4:20pm
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PHIL 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
A colloquium in which seniors defend their senior theses and discuss the senior theses of others.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Philosophy major AND has Senior Priority.
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PHYS 123 What Physicists Do 1 credits
A program of five lectures by invited speakers that is intended to give students some perspective on the kinds of work done by people with a physics background. Visitors from industry, government, business, and research and educational institutions will discuss their work and work-related experiences. The abstracts for the talks can be found at https://www.carleton.edu/physics-astronomy/phys-123-speaker-series/.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 6 credit Introductory Physics (131-165) course OR Two 3 credit Introductory Physics (131-165) courses with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 222 A Survey of Cosmology 6 credits
A detailed survey of selected topics in cosmology. Topics might include the Friedmann equation, fluid and acceleration equations, basic metrics, evolution of single and multi-component universes, cosmological parameters, dark matter, baryogenesis/leptogenesis, the cosmic microwave background radiation, nucleosynthesis, inflation, and structure formation. All topics will be covered assuming only intro level physics as prerequisite.
PHYS 222 is cross listed with ASTR 222.
Sophomore Priority
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 222.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PHYS 232 Astrophysics I 6 credits
A study of stellar structure and evolution with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the birth, evolution, and death of stars, pulsars, black holes, and white dwarfs.
Crosslisted with ASTR 232
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 AND PHYS 228 or PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 232.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 336 Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Information 6 credits
An introduction to composite quantum systems, quantum entanglement, and open quantum systems. Topics include treatment of composite and reduced density matrices and the dynamics of decoherence via the Lindblad dynamical equation, as well as quantum circuits and quantum information theoretic applications including quantum cryptography and teleportation and a consideration of quantum algorithms that improve upon classical computing. We will also discuss experimental implementation and quantum error correction appropriate for real-world applications.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 335 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 336.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Arjendu Pattanayak 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 352 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism 6 credits
The course introduces techniques for applying electromagnetic theory to charge and current distributions beyond what is covered in prior Electricity and Magnetism courses. Additional topics include applications to Maxwell's equations, radiation, and relativity. Recommended preparation: MATH 341.
MATH 341 is strongly recommended
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 235 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 352.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Jay Tasson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PHYS 400 Integrative Exercise
An extensive study of a specific topic in physics, culminating in a 60-minute presentation during winter or spring term and a 7500 word paper. Students may arrange to complete the bulk of their work during winter or spring term (Physics 400, 6 credits), or divide their effort between terms (PHYS 400, winter, 3 credits; PHYS 400, spring, 3 credits).
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Physics major AND has Senior Priority.
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POSC 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise is a substantial (approximately 25-30 page) research paper on a topic within American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and Public Policy. The student should have completed a 300-level POSC course. The usual comps process starts with a research paper from an already-completed advanced seminar, which is revised or used as an anchor to write the senior thesis, with approval and guidance from the instructor, who becomes the comps adviser. The students must also prepare a poster based on their comps paper for presentation in a group forum.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Political Science and International Relations major AND has Senior Priority.
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RELG 400 Integrative Exercise 2 credits
Religion 400 covers two required elements of the comprehensive exercise for the Religion major. All seniors must enroll in Religion 400 for one credit in fall term of senior year, when students will write and revise their comps research proposals. All seniors must then enroll in Religion 400 for two credits in spring term of senior year, when each student will finalize the research paper, create and deliver an oral presentation on it, and attend the oral presentations of all religion majors in the senior class. (The paper is drafted during winter term in Religion 399.)
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Religion major and has Senior Priority.
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RUSS 103 Elementary Russian 6 credits
Concludes introductory method of Russian 101-102.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:40am-10:40am
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RUSS 400 Integrative Exercise
The integrative exercise has two parts: 1) an exam based on coursework and the department reading list and 2) an independent research paper or project, designed in consultation with the comps adviser. Credits may be distributed in any fashion over the fall, winter, and spring terms. Russian 400 is a continuing course; no grade will be awarded until all six credits are completed.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Russian major AND has Senior Priority.
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SOAN 400 Integrative Exercise
Senior sociology/anthropology majors fulfill the integrative exercise by writing a senior thesis on a topic approved by the department. Students must enroll in six credits to write the thesis, spread as the student likes over Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. The process begins with the submission of a topic statement in the preceding spring term and concludes with a public presentation in spring of the senior year. Please consult the Sociology and Anthropology website for a full description.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) major AND has Senior Priority.
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SPAN 103 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
This course continues the study of complex sentence patterns and reviews basic patterns in greater depth, partly through the discussion of authentic short stories. Students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in Spanish. Taught five days a week in Spanish.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam.
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SPAN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Vera Coleman 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 103.03 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:40am-10:40am
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SPAN 103.04 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 103.05 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 103.06 Spring 2026
- Faculty:David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 103.08 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 103.09 Spring 2026
- Faculty:David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 3:10pm-4:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 3:30pm-4:30pm
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SPAN 103.10 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
During their senior year, students expand and deepen an essay in Spanish from one of their advanced courses in the major. Normally, but not always, the director for this project will be the professor from that course. This six credit integrative exercise course may be taken fall or winter of their senior year, but the essay must be finished by the end of winter term. In the spring term, students deliver an oral presentation (in English) summarizing their work. Further details are available on the Department's website.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Spanish major AND has Senior Priority.
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STAT 297 Assessment and Communication of External Statistical Activity 1 credits
An independent study course intended for students who have completed an external activity related to the statistics major (for example, an internship or an externship) to communicate (both in written and oral forms) and assess their statistical learning from that activity.
Permission of department chair and homework in advance of the external mathematical activity.
Waitlist Only
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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STAT 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
A supervised group project. Required of all senior majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Statistics major AND has Senior Priority.
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THEA 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise in theater asks students to apply the skills gained in coursework to a major theatrical or scholarly project. Working with their advisors, students can choose to perform, write, design, direct, or produce their project.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Theater major AND has Senior Priority.