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CRSN 1Academic Literacy and Ethos: Environment and Society

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Teaches foundational concepts for intellectual exploration and personal development within an academic community: analysis, critical thinking, metacognition, engagement with others across difference, and self-efficacy. Engages students in Rachel Carson's intellectual tradition of investigating relationships between environment and society.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to college members.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 9:20am–10:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105F. H. RajaOpen 13/20
02Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 10:40am–11:45am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105F. H. RajaOpen 12/20
03Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 9:20am–10:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105S. J. CummingsOpen 12/20
04Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 10:40am–11:45am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105S. J. CummingsOpen 9/20
05Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105C. CalsoyasOpen 11/20
06Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105N. SchaeferOpen 10/20
07Seminar
Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105N. SchaeferOpen 8/20
08Seminar
Tue Thu 5:20pm–6:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105StaffOpen 2/20
09Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 12:00pm–1:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105M. M. SchmederOpen 3/20
10Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105M. M. SchmederOpen 4/20
11Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 2:40pm–3:45pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105StaffClosed 0/0
12Seminar
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105K. M. RossOpen 4/20
13Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105C. KlusmeierOpen 13/20
14Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105C. KlusmeierOpen 5/20
15Seminar
Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105J. A. HazlewoodOpen 1/20
16Seminar
Tue Thu 5:20pm–6:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105J. A. HazlewoodOpen 3/20
17Seminar
Tue Thu 8:00am–9:35am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105C. S. WeygandtOpen 3/20
18Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 12:00pm–1:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105StaffClosed 1/0
19Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, Kresge Acad 3105StaffOpen 2/20
20Seminar
Tue Thu 8:00am–9:35am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105StaffClosed 0/0
21Seminar
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, Kresge Acad 3105StaffOpen 4/20

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 9:20am–10:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002F. H. RajaClosed 29/29
02Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 10:40am–11:45am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002F. H. RajaClosed 28/28
03Seminar
Tue Thu 8:00am–9:35am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002S. J. CummingsClosed 28/28
04Seminar
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002S. J. CummingsClosed 28/28
05Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
Online, ClassroomUnit 002J. A. HazlewoodClosed 28/28
06Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
Online, ClassroomUnit 002J. A. HazlewoodClosed 28/28
07Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002C. CalsoyasClosed 28/28
08Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002N. SchaeferOpen 27/28
09Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002C. S. WeygandtClosed 28/28
10Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 2:40pm–3:45pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002F. H. RajaClosed 28/28
11Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002D. S. FeldsteinOpen 27/28
12Seminar
Tue Thu 1:30pm–3:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002C. KlusmeierClosed 30/29
13Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 2:40pm–3:45pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002M. M. SchmederOpen 27/28
14Seminar
Mon Wed Fri 4:00pm–5:05pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002M. M. SchmederOpen 28/29
15Seminar
Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002N. SchaeferOpen 27/28
16Seminar
Tue Thu 5:20pm–6:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 250, ClassroomUnit 002C. ChesneyOpen 21/28
17Seminar
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002K. M. RossClosed 28/28
18Seminar
Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm
Mon 7:10pm–8:45pm
R Carson Acad 252, ClassroomUnit 002C. KlusmeierClosed 29/28
19SeminarAsynchronous—StaffClosed 0/0

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Fatima Raja5.0 / 51.0 / 5100%5
Shannon Cummings4.7 / 51.2 / 5100%6
Candace Calsoyas3.5 / 52.3 / 538%38
Neil Schaefer4.3 / 52.0 / 578%39
Maximillian Myers Schmeder3.9 / 52.4 / 575%8
Cathryn Klusmeier5.0 / 51.3 / 5100%9
Juli Hazlewood4.1 / 52.8 / 575%16
Clara Weygandt4.8 / 51.5 / 5100%18
Charlotte Chesney5.0 / 52.0 / 5100%1

From RateMyProfessors, which is student-submitted and not a survey. Small review counts move a long way on one bad quarter.

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