FYS 101. First-Year Seminar.3 Credits.
A Quinnipiac University education develops a mindset of lifelong learning, establishing an inclusive, excellence-driven community, nurturing local and global communities, and fostering lifelong connections and success. The first-year seminar (FYS) introduces students to these mindsets as they begin the University Curriculum (UC). Each student enrolls in a FYS course constructed to help examine a complex problem, enduring question, or new ideas from multiple perspectives. FYS themes are established by the individual instructors and delivered in collaboration with a Peer Catalyst. In FYS, students will read, write, and discuss that problem in depth, learning how to critically analyze materials from a range of viewpoints and develop their intellectual curiosity, authentic voice, and conscientiousness. Built as a community of learners, each FYS will ground learning in collaboration and foster a sense of belonging as a strong foundation for college. Through this process, FYS will introduce students to the value of cross-disciplinary learning in the UC, helping them find their broader purpose as they work toward specific academic and career goals.
Prerequisites: None
Offered: Every year, Fall and Spring
UC: Breadth Elective