Which classes will I be enrolled in for the summer?
As part of the program, LEAD students will take two courses with other LEAD students. This will allow LEAD participants the opportunity to create study groups, work on projects together, and support each other through their summer coursework.
Academic Advisors will guide students towards the best course options. Students will meet with their academic advisors during orientation. Click here for more information regarding New Student Orientation Advising Appointments.
Below are course options:
- AIS 1203 - Academic Introduction & Strategies***
- HIS 1043 - US History: Pre-Columbus to Civil War
- HIS 1053 - US History: Civil War Era to Present
- POL 1013 - Intro to American Politics
- SOC 1013 - Intro to Sociology
- WRC 1013 - Freshman Composition I
Course Descriptions
AIS 1203-Academic Introduction & Strategies
3 Credit Hours
This course develops critical thinking, communication, social responsibility, and leadership skills. This course also provides an opportunity for students to better understand the core values, cultures, and assumptions within fields of study through involvement in a signature experience within an academic pathway.
HIS 1043-United States History: Pre-Columbus to Civil War
3 Credit Hours
From a variety of perspectives, this course will analyze topics covering the geography of North America; pre-Columbian societies; European colonial societies and their transition into the national period; the development of modern economic structures and political traditions; westward expansion; class, race, ethnicity, and gender; cultural diversity and national unity; the relations of the United States to other nations and cultures; and the impact of these trends and issues on the development of the nation. May be applied toward the Core Curriculum requirement in American History.
HIS 1053-United States History: Civil War Era to Present
3 Credit Hours
From a variety of perspectives, this course will analyze topics covering the development of the United States as an urban industrial nation; the rising importance of the business cycle, corporations, and immigration; political traditions; class, race, ethnicity, and gender; cultural diversity and national unity; the relationship between the United States and other nations and cultures; and the impact of these trends on the development of the nation. May be applied toward the Core Curriculum requirement in American History.
POL 1013-Introduction to American Politics
3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to the structure and workings of American government. The course focuses mainly on how the national government functions in a divided, federal system of government that still leaves much in the hands of state and local governments, or the people themselves.
SOC 1013 - Introduction to Sociology
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the study of human groups, the relations of individuals to groups, and the process of becoming a group member and functioning in a group setting. May be applied toward the Core Curriculum requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
WRC 1013-Freshman Composition I
3 Credit Hours
Freshman Composition I, an informative writing course, focuses on developing and expressing ideas clearly and effectively. Students learn to communicate with professional and academic audiences through written, oral, and visual methods by means of individual and team projects. Students review principles of the writing process, including planning, organization, development, revision, and editing. They are also introduced to rhetorical techniques and quantitative literacy. Students critically read and analyze primary and secondary texts to use in developing writing skills through practice with summary and paraphrase, analysis, and synthesis of multiple sources. The course offers students opportunities to reflect on their work, engage in library research, and practice ethical decision-making through responsible selection, use, and documentation of sources
