Proseminar vs. Seminar — What's the Difference?

A course of study for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in a college or university, conducted in the manner of a seminar.

A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.

A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.

A course of study for a small group of students in a college or graduate school, often entailing research under the guidance of a professor.

The group of students in such a course.

A scheduled meeting of such a group.

A meeting for an exchange of ideas; a conference.

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.

Any meeting for an exchange of ideas

A course offered for a small group of advanced students