One credit. One class period. Prerequisite: Open to freshman and sophomore students only. A component of the First Year Experience (FYE) program, this course is intended to acquaint students with the university and expand their learning experiences in order for them to adjust to the new expectations they will face. Course involves assignments that will provide opportunities for students to enhance their academic and interpersonal skills.

Course Structure:
Courses will meet once a week for 50 minutes. Instruction will consist of lectures, discussions, and interactive workshops. Each course has a peer mentor who assists the instructor in course planning and implementation.

Key Course Learning Objectives:

LO1: This course will help students discover and connect with the University of Connecticut by using appropriate campus resources and engaging in opportunities that contribute to their learning within and beyond the classroom.

LO2: This course will help students develop their definition of academic success by identifying and practicing basic academic and professional skills necessary for undergraduate success at UConn and beyond.

LO3: This course will help students exhibit personal growth and development by examining and developing strategies that promote wellbeing, foster relationships with peers/faculty/staff, and increase appreciation for diversity.

LO4: This course will help students cultivate their curiosity by increasing self-awareness and exploring countless opportunities throughout their first semester.

UNIV 1810 Courses are associated with either a Living-Learning Community (LLC) or a Learning Community (LC) and are open only to those students in the Learning Community related to the course.

Living-Learning Communities (LLC): Students in a LLC live together in a residence hall on campus, take a one-credit, UNIV 1810 class, and engage in related activities outside of class. In some communities, students enroll as a cohert in additional courses, such as English.

Learning Communities (LC): Students in a LC do not live together, but because they are in the same major or share a common interest, enroll in an UNIV 1810 course. Students come together and form a community through sharing common experiences.

One credit. One class period. Open to freshman and sophomore students only. May be repeated for credit with a change in content. Guided research or reading, discussion, and writing on topics of professional interest to the instructor.  Course materials promote independent learning and active engagement in the academic life of the university.

Course Structure:
Courses will meet once a week for 50 minutes. Instruction will consist of lectures, discussions, and interactive workshops.

Key Course Learning Objectives:
LO1: Students will work with an expert in a field of intellectual interest.
LO2: Students will engage actively in the academic life of the university, in or out of the classroom.
LO3: Students will conduct directed research and/or applied work.
Individual instructors will determine the best content and assessments for their intellectual projects.

Required Curricular Elements:
This course’s assignments are tailored to the topic of each course and do not replicate UNIV 1800 course assignments.

One credit. Activities, discussions, and critical reflections related to service-learning, community engagement, and/or experiential learning activities specific to the theme of a learning community. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). This course may be repeated for a total of 2 semesters.

Course Structure: Students engage in a required number of service learning activities (varies by community: 20-32 hours per semester) and reflect on their work through assignments and community discussions.

Key Course Learning Goals: The goals of this course are to engage students in activities outside of the classroom that provide a rich context for what they are learning within their Learning Community as well as across their undergraduate curriculum. Students will examine their personal values and motivations and learn what it means to engage effectively and appropriately as a member of a global community with complex societal problems.

Key Course Learning Objectives:                                                                                                   

LO1: Students will recognize and apply the principles of service-learning.
LO2: Students will recognize and apply critical and creative thinking.
LO3: Students will recognize and apply effective communication with diverse groups.
LO4: Students will reflect on the results of their own actions and learning experiences.