Capstone Integration Seminar
A capstone seminar for Integrated Liberal Studies students.
Summary
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen, Julia Horn: Workload includes dense weekly readings, required participation, and two papers with research freedom, culminating in a final paper and project.
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Prerequisites
Course mapJunior standing and declared in Certificate in Integrated Liberal Studies
- Junior standing
- declared in Certificate in Integrated Liberal Studies
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- Junior standing
- declared in Certificate in Integrated Liberal Studies
Professors
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Grant Nelsestuen and Julia Horn describe engaging, discussion-based seminars with heavy but rewarding readings. Nelsestuen was noted for being approachable and making the class feel easy with consistent participation, while Horn fostered an encouraging environment with research freedom.
GRANT NELSESTUEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JULIA HORN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen, Julia Horn: Reviewers describe ILS 400 as a fun, discussion-based seminar with engaging instructors, though they disagree on difficulty, with one calling it easy and another rating it harder due to heavy readings.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.84 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen, Julia Horn: Workload includes dense weekly readings, required participation, and two papers with research freedom, culminating in a final paper and project.
Historical reviews of Grant Nelsestuen, Julia Horn: Students appreciate the student-led discussions and encouraging instructors, finding the class fun and well-structured despite the reading volume.
Grades
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