1.00 Credits
First Year Experience course recommended for entering freshmen and transfer students with 0-24 credits. Designed to help students adapt to university life and become integrated into Utah Tech University. Students will refine academic skills, create and foster social networks, learn about university resources, and explore different fields of study, degree options, and career opportunities in Education. Multiple listed with all other sections of First Year Experience (all 1001 courses, ENGR 1000). Students may only take one FYE course for credit. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Know how to succeed academically by using a course syllabus, taking good notes, studying effectively, reading a college textbook, talking to your professors, recognizing and dealing with test anxiety, taking tests effectively, staying motivated, and avoiding academic dishonesty. 2. Know some strategies for dealing with the challenges of college life for managing your time, staying safe on campus, recognizing and dealing with stress, staying healthy, and managing money. 3. Know your way around Utah Tech University including where to find buildings and services that you may need on campus, what campus services are available to you, how to do things like add classes, drop classes, change your major, check your account balance, and use your D-mail, what academic policies are found in the University Catalog, how to get involved in college life, what your rights and responsibilities are as a student. 4. Understand your major or area of study including why education is important for you, what General Education is and how to fulfill the GE requirements, how to form a college network, how to choose a major that is right for you, what the course requirements are in your major, how to construct a graduation plan, and what kinds of careers your major offers. FA, SP