麻豆原创

Many liberal arts universities in the United States offer first-year experience courses, and 麻豆原创x is designed听to address听the most relevant issues facing students as they navigate their academic success, their personal and community wellness, and their听identity and social development.

In recent years, 麻豆原创x has become one of the leading models nationally for the first-year experience. 麻豆原创x program staff frequently meets with other colleges and universities to offer insight into design and curriculum development听for听first-year experience courses. These institutions include:听University of Alaska Anchorage,听Georgetown University, Southern Methodist University,听Portland State University,听St. John Fisher College, and Trinity University,听

All incoming first-year and transfer students are required to take 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 as part of the 麻豆原创 Core Curriculum. Please see the guidance below for more specifics related to requirements and waivers based on entering class year.

2018-2019: Starting in academic year 2018-2019, all incoming first-year students will be required to take 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 as part of the 麻豆原创 Core Curriculum. In fall 2018, students in the International Accelerator Program (IAP) will also take 麻豆原创x1 in restricted sections and following completion will be mainstreamed into 麻豆原创x2.

2019-2020: In academic year 2019-2020, transfer students and Mentorship Program students will also take 麻豆原创x1 in restricted sections and following completion will be mainstreamed into 麻豆原创x2.

2020-2021: In academic year 2020-2021, transfer students with an Associate's Degree are waived from the 麻豆原创x1 requirement. Transfer students with an Associate's Degree should enroll directly into a section of 麻豆原创x2.

2021-2022 & 2022-2023: In academic years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, external transfer students holding an associate or bachelor鈥檚 degree from a regionally accredited institution, or transferring 60 credit hours from other regionally accredited two or four year institutions are waived from the 麻豆原创x1 requirement. External transfer students matching this criteria must submit their transcript, and should work with their advisor to apply an exception to the student鈥檚 degree audit. These students should enroll directly into a section of 麻豆原创x2.

2023-2024: In academic year 2023-2024, 麻豆原创x1 will be offered as a 1-credit, 10-class course. During this academic year, students will enroll in a section of CORE-196 rather than CORE-100/101. External transfer students holding an associate or bachelor鈥檚 degree from a regionally accredited institution, or transferring 60 credit hours from other regionally accredited two or four year institutions will be required to complete the听麻豆原创x1 requirement.听

麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 are two of the foundational courses that comprise the 麻豆原创 Core Curriculum. To receive credit for the courses, students must receive a C or higher in both courses.

麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 are A-F graded courses that will be co-facilitated by an 麻豆原创x Instructor and a Peer Facilitator and meet once per week. Readings and videos will be assigned through Canvas as online homework, and students will be asked to complete written assignments prior to their next class meeting. The content will be covered in class discussions, as the students come together as a group to process the material, participate in classroom activities and dialogues, and explore new ways of thinking.

Students who complete 麻豆原创x1 (1.5 credits) with a C or higher will take 麻豆原创x2 (1.5 credits) the following semester. Students who receive lower than a C in 麻豆原创x1 will need to retake the course again and must receive a C or higher before continuing into 麻豆原创x2.

Students who receive lower than a C in 麻豆原创x2 will need to retake the course and receive a C or higher to fulfill their 麻豆原创 Core Curriculum requirement.

For full-time students (12-17.5 credit hours), enrollment in 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 is part of their tuition and fees total as set by the University. In other words, a student enrolled in 17.5 credits and a student enrolled in 15 credits will pay the same tuition amount.听

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The role of the 麻豆原创x Instructor and Peer Facilitator is to co-facilitate class discussion and activities for their sections of 麻豆原创x. They work together to coordinate course planning, teaching, and classroom logistics.

The 麻豆原创x Instructor and Peer Facilitator are also there to help support students during their first year of college at 麻豆原创, both inside and outside of the classroom. They have been specially selected and trained to work with first-year and transfer students, and are knowledgeable about the resources and opportunities available to them on the 麻豆原创 campus and in the greater Washington, DC area.

麻豆原创x uses a co-facilitation model as a way to flatten the hierarchy structure in the classroom environment.

The majority of the 麻豆原创x1 Instructors are members of the first-year advising team. Incoming first-year students they will be assigned to a section of 麻豆原创x1 (CORE-100) that is taught by their first-year advisor and their advisor will have no more than 76 assigned students as part of their caseload. This close-knit relationship allows their advisor to engage in personal mentorship that recognizes student鈥檚 individual needs. Plus, this ensures that students will see their advisor every week in the classroom during the Fall semester.

Transfer and spring admits will not have a first-year advisor as their 麻豆原创x1 Instructor. Instead, their sections will be taught by staff, faculty, and alums who have been specifically selected and trained to instruct their sections.

Students will be able to choose their own section of 麻豆原创x2 and thereby their instructor. The 麻豆原创x2 Instructor team will be comprised of the first-year advising team, as well as staff, faculty, and alums who have been specifically selected and trained to instruct these sections.

All 麻豆原创x Instructors have obtained a faculty appointment in order to serve in their role with the program. 麻豆原创x Instructor are responsible for adhering to the co-facilitation model, the standardized curriculum, and 麻豆原创x program policies including grading rubrics.

The 麻豆原创x Peer Facilitators are undergraduate students with sophomore standing or who are in their second year at 麻豆原创 with a minimum of 30 credits completed. By the start of their employment with 麻豆原创x, Peer Facilitators will have already completed both 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 requirements.

Peer Facilitators typically serve as co-facilitators for two sections of either 麻豆原创x1 or 麻豆原创x2, and will typically be paired with the same staff or faculty Instructor for both sections. They are expected to attend all once-a-week 麻豆原创x classes for their assigned sections and assist the Instructor by offering their unique perspective as an 麻豆原创 student. Peer Facilitators have various responsibilities, including updating their students about campus events and activities, encouraging their participation and engagement in class, and coordinating with the assigned Instructor on course planning, teaching, and classroom management/logistics.

The 麻豆原创x1 curriculum is revised during the summer in preparation for the fall term听with minor revisions made in the fall for the spring term.听

The 麻豆原创x2听curriculum is revised during the听fall in preparation for the spring term听with minor revisions made in the summer for the spring term.

Revisions to the curriculum for 麻豆原创x1 and 麻豆原创x2 typically include removing, editing, or adding assignments, readings, and resources. Revisions also include reorienting the order of the class units or selecting new themes to explore in the courses. The weekly guiding question(s), why statements, and learning objectives are also updated to reflect the changes to course content.

The 麻豆原创x Program frequently requests feedback from students, Instructors, Peer Facilitators, and 麻豆原创 community members. Feedback is collected during Instructor and Peer Facilitator meetings and through surveys. Focus groups are also听occasionally held.

Currently, 麻豆原创x has a comprehensive survey assessment strategy for students, which includes:

• the 麻豆原创x1 Start of Semester Survey,
• the 麻豆原创x1 End of Semester Survey,
• and the 麻豆原创x2 End of Semester Survey.

These surveys allow for听longitudinal听quantitative and qualitative data collection over an academic year. Results and responses to these surveys help to inform the curricular revision process.

Feedback is also collected informally through one-on-one meetings with students who reach out the 麻豆原创x Program.