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Appendix I: Moderation
Appendix I: Moderation
Appendix II: Senior Project Preparation and Presentation
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Structure of the First Year
All first-year students participate in a common curriculum—the Language and Thinking Program, First-Year Seminar:The Common Course, Citizen Science—and take elective courses.