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

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

All incoming first-year and transfer students are required to take 小蓝视频x1 and 小蓝视频x2 as part of the 小蓝视频 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 小蓝视频x1 and 小蓝视频x2 as part of the 小蓝视频 Core Curriculum. In fall 2018, students in the International Accelerator Program (IAP) will also take 小蓝视频x1 in restricted sections and following completion will be mainstreamed into 小蓝视频x2.

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

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

2023-2024: In academic year 2023-2024, 小蓝视频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聽小蓝视频x1 requirement.聽

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

小蓝视频x1 and 小蓝视频x2 are A-F graded courses that will be co-facilitated by an 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频x1 (1.5 credits) with a C or higher will take 小蓝视频x2 (1.5 credits) the following semester. Students who receive lower than a C in 小蓝视频x1 will need to retake the course again and must receive a C or higher before continuing into 小蓝视频x2.

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

For full-time students (12-17.5 credit hours), enrollment in 小蓝视频x1 and 小蓝视频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.聽

For more information about tuition and fees, please visit this website.

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

The 小蓝视频x Instructor and Peer Facilitator are also there to help support students during their first year of college at 小蓝视频, 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 小蓝视频 campus and in the greater Washington, DC area.

小蓝视频x uses a co-facilitation model as a way to flatten the hierarchy structure in the classroom environment.

The majority of the 小蓝视频x1 Instructors are members of the first-year advising team. Incoming first-year students they will be assigned to a section of 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频x2 and thereby their instructor. The 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频x Instructors have obtained a faculty appointment in order to serve in their role with the program. 小蓝视频x Instructor are responsible for adhering to the co-facilitation model, the standardized curriculum, and 小蓝视频x program policies including grading rubrics.

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

Peer Facilitators typically serve as co-facilitators for two sections of either 小蓝视频x1 or 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频x classes for their assigned sections and assist the Instructor by offering their unique perspective as an 小蓝视频 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.

Over the years, 小蓝视频x has used a variety of models for the curricular revision process. Following a careful examination of practices and structures, the 小蓝视频x program decided to move forward with a Working Group model as a way to flatten the hierarchy and empower Instructors. The Working Group structure is a recognition of the need to center instructor voices, experiences, and expertise in the curriculum development process while incorportating feedback from the wider-Instructor community, Peer Facilitators, students, and 小蓝视频 community members.

The 小蓝视频x1 curriculum is revised during the summer in preparation for the fall term聽with minor revisions made in the fall for the spring term.聽

The 小蓝视频x2聽curriculum is revised during the聽fall in preparation for the spring term聽with minor revisions made in the summer for the spring term.

Revisions to the curriculum for 小蓝视频x1 and 小蓝视频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 小蓝视频x Program frequently requests feedback from students, Instructors, Peer Facilitators, and 小蓝视频 community members. Feedback is collected during Instructor and Peer Facilitator meetings and through surveys. Focus groups are also聽occasionally held.

Currently, 小蓝视频x has a comprehensive survey assessment strategy for students, which includes:

• the 小蓝视频x1 Start of Semester Survey,
• the 小蓝视频x1 End of Semester Survey,
• and the 小蓝视频x2 End of Semester Survey.

These surveys allow for聽longitudinal聽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 小蓝视频x Program.