Why Take Courses with First-Year Experience?

* includes ‘Strongly Agree’ & ‘Agree’ statements

FYE-Supported Courses

100-level (first-year) general education course (i.e. - CMST 132, GEOG 139, JOUR 130W, etc.)
Focus on peer-to-peer and faculty-student interactions
Makes use of social and inclusive pedagogies to promote learning and a sense of belonging
Emphasis on building connections with the campus and the community
Project-based and explicit about purposes for coursework
Includes reflective writing, metacognitive learning, and authentic undergraduate research experience
Students are treated as emerging professionals and innovators
Culminates in an FYE Public Sphere Pedagogy event, allowing for participation in learning and action beyond the classroom

Students are supported by embedded Peer Academic Leaders (PALs), who are more-experienced peers

First-year students
- Including first-time freshmen & transfer students in their first year at Chico State
Students who are interested in:
- Interactive, hands-on learning
- Purposeful small-group coursework where building community is a key factor in course design
- Sharing their learning beyond the walls of their classroom with others who are interested in similar topics

Special Topics courses designed for students to learn college skills (i.e. - UNIV 101, UNIV 389)
100- to 300- level courses are offered
Makes use of social and inclusive pedagogies to promote learning and a sense of belonging
Project-based and explicit about purposes for coursework
Includes reflective writing and metacognitive learning
Students are treated as emerging professionals and innovators
UNIV 101:
- Culminates in an FYE Public Sphere Pedagogy event, allowing for participation in learning and action beyond the classroom
- Students are supported by embedded Peer Academic Leaders (PALs), who are more-experienced peers

UNIV 101:
- First-year students, including first-time freshmen & transfer students in their first year at Chico State
UNIV 389:
- Students who are currently employed by First-Year Experience