PDEV 1100 — First Year Experience
| Lecture This is a 3 credit elective course, part of a fall Learning Community. This course will focus on practical information and strategies that will help you succeed as a college student. After a brief orientation to the culture of the college, the course will address various topics that are essential to preparing you for future studies, including note taking, reading strategies, test taking, time management, memory, and communicating with fellow students and faculty members. Coursework will also include career decision making, as students will explore several occupational directions that fit your unique set of interests. In addition, the course will address information literacy competence, to help students understand how to locate, evaluate, and use research appropriately in a college setting. 1 credit | Lecture College Life is designed to promote academic and personal success in college. Students will identify factors that impact student success and will learn effective strategies to advance academic success and personal growth. 2 credits | Lecture In this course, students will be exposed to a variety of study skills and learn how to apply these skills to their college coursewo rk. Students will also examine the attitudes, behaviors, and choices they make to determine their own best plan for success in college and beyond. 3 credits | Lecture This course offers strategies for successful learning and problem solving in college and beyond. The course stresses how to deter