FYE 101 - First Year Experience

Credits: 3
LEC hours per week: 3
Empowers students to become active, responsible, and successful learners. Upon completion, students will demonstrate a clear understanding of strategies required to meet their life goals.
Corequisite(s): Enrollment in at least one pre-college or college-level course.
Course Outcomes:

Apply techniques to make connections with people who hold different perspectives, beliefs, and values.
Articulate personal challenges to college success.
Evaluate multiple strategies, services, and resources to meet challenges.
Develop possible solutions to remove barriers to success.
Implement solutions to personal challenges.
Reflect on their process and its results.
Demonstrate understanding of the financial aid process as it relates to college expenses.
Develop financial goals and budgets.
Understand how to effectively manage a personal budget.

Course Topics:

College Challenges
Community and College Resources
Time Management
Active Learning
Health, Nutrition and Well-being
Building Relationships
Financial Literacy and budgeting
FASFA and other funding sources
Advising and Career Planning