Freshman Seminar is a one-hour course designed for first-semester college students. The course affords students the opportunity to study and discuss topics important to college life and academic success and to learn and practice essential skills in a supportive small group atmosphere under the guidance of their faculty advisor. Students may earn one to seven credit hours in GSC classes toward graduation.
This course explores the different cognitive and non-cognitive skills that are necessary to for a student to demonstrate their abilities. Students will be exposed to different research and theories related to learning, decision making, mindset, and other areas related to student academic achievement. This course also includes experiential and service learning components that provide students with opportunities to apply these principles to themselves and others and to reinforce course concepts.
Selected topics in various fields, offered at the introductory level. The course is open to any student regardless of major, and the topic will vary each semester. The course is repeatable up to 6 credit hours. Students may earn up to 7 credit hours in GSC classes toward graduation. Some sections may require faculty approval.
This course provides a broad overview of information literacy concepts. The class introduces students to the organization, retrieval, and evaluation of electronic and print information. Lessons consist of lectures, class discussions, hands-on-activities, and practical exercises on how to properly and effectively locate and use information in libraries and on the Internet. Undergraduates should learn the basics for citing information, and they will discuss issues relating to plagiarism. Students will be able to apply principles learned in this course to research assigned in other courses. Students may earn one to seven credit hours in GSC classes toward graduation
The primary goal of Strategies to Improve Emotional Wellbeing is to create a space to build a coping skill toolkit focused on prioritizing and improving overall emotional wellness. Designed to be an interactive and integrative experience, students can expect to learn evidence-based techniques to better manage stress and general symptoms of anxiety and depression by using emotion-focused, cognitive, interpersonal, and goal setting strategies.
Consent of the supervising instructor.
A course to prepare students for successful completion of a Quantitative Essential Proficiencies class. This course includes a review of numerical and algebraic skills such as fractions and percentages, factoring, solving linear and quadratic equations, exponents, and reading mathematics for comprehension. It also addresses topics in descriptive statistics and elementary graph theory. GSS105 credit affects GPA but does not count for the Quantitative Essential Proficiencies requirement or toward the 120 hours needed for graduation.
