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FRESHMAN INITIATIVE

Freshman Initiative consists of the Writing Program, Core Mathematics Program, and Learning Communities and Freshman Seminar Program. The objective of the Freshman Initiative is to provide students the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills in writing and mathematics to be successful in their college career. Freshman Initiative courses will use appropriate technologies to enhance the quality of student learning.

CORE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM

The purpose of the Office of the Core Mathematics Program is to oversee the mathematics courses shown below which satisfy the University’s Core Curriculum requirement for mathematics and to oversee the developmental mathematics courses. The mathematics courses which satisfy the core requirements are MTC 1023, MTC 1033, MTC 1043, and MTC 1073. The goal of these courses is to provide students the opportunity to develop understanding and demonstrate knowledge of mathematics not only in their mathematics courses but also in other university courses which require mathematical reasoning skills. The courses will utilize appropriate technology to enhance the quality of student learning and students’ technological literacy.

The developmental courses include the following: MTC 0103and MTC 0113. The goal of these courses is to provide students the opportunity to gain the necessary mathematical knowledge, skills, and reasoning to be successful in college-level mathematics courses.

WRITING PROGRAM

Writing Program courses are designed to help students become the most proficient writers possible. The writing process is stressed along with purposes of writing, audience, correctness, research techniques, and visual layout. Developmental Writing is designed to prepare students for success in Freshman Composition. Freshman Composition I focuses on informative academic writing, while Freshman Composition II uses argumentative and persuasive purposes. Freshman Composition I and II papers concentrate on use of source material and proper documentation of that material. All of the classes have a minimal oral component, providing time for students to practice and sharpen their oral presentation skills. While individual courses will differ, all three courses will entail some computer use. These courses prepare students for demands of the academic and professional worlds.

LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND FRESHMAN SEMINAR PROGRAM

A learning community is a group of up to 25 students who share a common interest, major, or field of study. Most Learning Communities will consist of a Freshman Seminar and two additional Core Curriculum classes such as history, political science, or biology.

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