2. Primary Purpose Improve the academic experience for first-year students at Stockton by providing a coherent, comprehensive, intentional program that addresses their needs

3. Curricular Changes: Overview Instituted in Fall, 2013 New Course Acronym: First-Year Studies (FRST) Includes former Basic Studies (BASK) courses and other former G- acronym writing and math courses Open only to first-year students New Course Attribute: F-designation (first-year student appropriate) Selected program and G-acronym courses Some/all seats are reserved for first-year students Instructor agrees to customize course for first-year students and participates in special institute

4. FRST Courses Tied to the First-year Competency Requirement (1000-level) Former BASK Courses; open only to first-year students Placement is based on SAT/ACT scores Students must register for all required courses in the first semester (with a few exceptions, they can select course sections) Credits count as ASD (except FRST 1100), W1 (FRST1101), freshman seminar (FRST 1002), Q1 (FRST 1103/1703) Old Acronym/# Course Title New Acronym/# Sections Affected BASK 1113 Developmental Math FRST 1100All BASK 1101 College Writing (W1) FRST 1101All BASK 1102 Readings (Fr. Sem.) FRST 1002All BASK 1203 Quantitative Reasoning (Q1) FRST 1103All BASK 1703 Math Workshop FRST 1703All

5. First-year Competency Requirement All entering first-time freshmen and freshman transfer students must demonstrate competency in writing, reading, and mathematics within one year The requirement may be satisfied in any of the following ways: 1.Placing out of all 1000-level FRST courses upon entry 2.Earning a grade of C or better in all 1000-level FRST courses on the first attempt 3.Earning a grade of C or better in all 1000-level FRST courses on the second attempt Students who do not satisfy the requirement are subject to dismissal from the college for a period of at least one year

6. Other FRST courses (2000- level) Former G-acronym courses in writing/math Open only to first-year students Banner will apply credit to previous G-categories Old Acronym/#Course TitleNew Acronym/#Sections Affected GEN 1120 Rhetoric & Composition FRST 2120All GAH 2116 Argument & Persuasion in Arts & Humanities FRST 2131several GSS 2121 Argument & Persuasion in Social Sciences FRST 2151several GNM 1125 Algebraic Problem Solving FRST 2310several

7. F-designated Courses Especially appropriate for first-year students Unlike other attributes (W, Q, A, H, V, I), no graduation requirement May be open only to first-year students or open to others, with seats saved or first-year students AcronymNumberInstructor CRIM1100Mulvihill ECON1400Lakew EDUC2241Haria GAH2269Majstorovic GAH2358Van Duyne GAH2363Cordero-Roman GAH2406Calicdan-Apostle GEN1406Padden GSS2150Heins HTMS2101Lema LITT2237DiGiorgio PHIL1101Jackson POLS2170Zappile PSYC1100Frank Spring, 2015 Schedule

8. Relationship between First-year Studies and Freshman Seminars Both support the academic needs and interests of first-year students Freshman Seminar Acronyms GXX 10XX Courses throughout the G categories that cover a wide variety of topics Count toward G requirements FRST 1002 Course also covers a wide variety of topics Special emphasis on critical reading Counts as an ASD course Tied to the first-year competency requirement

9. So How Do I Get Involved? Precepting Help first-year students identify appropriate courses (FRST, F- designated), and understand first-year requirements Teaching Apply for the next First-year Studies Institute in order to develop an F-designated course

10. Program Policy Frank Cerreto, FRST Program Coordinator Emari DiGiorgio, FRST Writing Coordinator Wondi Geremew, FRST Math Coordinator Placement/Testing Pam Cross, Tutoring Center Writing Lab Coordinator Luis Peña, Tutoring Center Math Lab Coordinator FRST Program Contacts