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[First-Year Requirements & Opportunities] [Research Culture] [Academic Advising]
First-Year Requirements
Requirement for All First-Year Students
Writing 20
Writing 20, Duke’s first-year academic writing course, is the only course required of all Duke undergraduates. In small seminars taught by professional teachers of writing from a variety of academic disciplines, students will learn principles of academic, university-level writing that will serve as a foundation for the rest of their Duke years.
Requirement for Trinity College
Trinity First-Year Seminar Requirement
All Trinity College students are required to take a seminar in their first year. These small-sized courses encourage active student participation that connects first-year students to faculty and develops their critical thinking, research, and analytical skills.
For more information about Trinity College First-year requirements click here, or for more information about the curriculum click here.
Requirements for Pratt School of Engineering
Pratt students are required to take one math and one chemistry course in their first semester. Students must also complete EGR 53, Computational Methods in Engineering, in their first year, preferably in the fall semester. It is also strongly recommended that students take Engineering 10, a half-credit course that introduces the study and practice of engineering through presentations by faculty from all four Pratt departments, engineers and researchers outside of Duke, and industry leaders.
For more information about Pratt School of Engineering First-Year requirements click here, or for more information about the curriculum click here.
First-Year Opportunities
Focus Program
The Focus Program allows students to explore a theme or issue from multiple perspectives through a cluster of related courses in different fields. Small classes are taught by some of Duke’s most distinguished faculty.
49S Seminars for First-Year Students only
The Trinity College First-Year Seminar Program offers small, discussion-based courses that introduce topics in a wide range of academic disciplines.
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