First-Year Seminar
Words and Numbers are your first-year seminar classes.
At Lewis & Clark, you’ll take one faculty-led foundational seminar per semester. These small classes (19–25 students) are designed to help you develop the reading, writing, discussion, and analytical skills you will need to succeed in college and for life. One of your two courses will focus on interpreting the meaning and significance of texts (CORE 120: Words), the other on interpreting quantitative information and models (CORE 121: Numbers). These are not simply writing and math classes; rather, these courses allow you to explore a specialized topic of particular interest with a faculty member and a small group of students.
Words teaches students to explore the meaning and significance of texts via close reading and analysis, and to express that analysis in writing.
Numbers teaches students to interpret quantitative information presented in various forms and contexts; to understand the logical structure of quantitative arguments; and to use quantitative models, theories, and data to simplify, explain, and make predictions.
Anna Tobin BA ’19More about AnnaI wanted to study wicked problems and try to pinpoint actionable items to solve them.
Francisco Perozo BA ’23More about FranciscoAs part of the planning committee for the ENVX Symposium, I have the opportunity to meet with passionate, inspiring, and driven peers who are engaged in the environmental movement.
Jonas Bray BA ’25More about JonasMy family lived abroad in China when I was in elementary school; as a result I’ve traveled through much of Southeast Asia. Spending my early childhood in a culture completely different from my own helped me develop a curiosity for the rest of the world. An Asian studies degree allows me to feed that curiosity.
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