The purpose of the Framework for Success course is to help first-semester students become more effective in their study and life habits. Students will learn skills necessary for academic and personal development at college, which will provide the framework for skills you’ll use throughout life.

The course objectives are to:

• Develop confidence and strengthen in students purpose for attending college
• Improve oral and written communication skills through class participation and assignments
• Develop time management skills
• Become more aware of campus resources and how to use them
• Make an academic, personal, and social adjustment to college life
• Get to know other students and learn to work together in a team situation
• Strengthen decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Get involved in the University community

 

This course is focused on exploring reasons for being in college and providing strategies that can assist in creating success in college and beyond. If you live in one of the Specialized Learning Communities, you will be automatically enrolled in this course. The course objectives are for students to:

• Accept greater personal responsibility
• Increase self-motivation
• Master effective self-management strategies
• Develop mutually supportive relationships
• Revise self-defeating patterns
• Maximize your learning
• Raise your self-esteem
• Improve creative and critical thinking skills
• Master effective study skills