UNCA Catalog: Courses of Instruction
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First-Year Experience (FYE)

Lecturer Bumgarner (Director)

The First-Year Experience program is specifically designed for first-year students and supports the university mission of providing the best possible opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to pursue educational and professional goals. All First-Year Experience courses, regardless of academic theme, are designed to incorporate a core of common experiences. These courses may be taken by first-year students, students transferring 12 or fewer hours, or with permission of instructor or program director. Courses cannot be repeated for credit.

192 First-Year Experience Seminar (2-3)

An introduction to the undergraduate experience and the meaning, value and career relevance of the liberal arts. This seminar incorporates a common core of competencies and expectations for the new UNCA student within the context of an academic theme. Course topics vary, are often interdisciplinary in nature or may focus on a particular field.

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