Maverick First Year Experience
What is EDUC 1300?
The Strategies for EDUC 1300 is a small, engaging class for first year students. Your first year of college is both exciting and overwhelming! EDUC 1300 is a great way for you to learn about what it takes to be successful at LSC-Montgomery and beyond. Both our Faculty and Staff are here to help you smoothly transition to college life. EDUC 1300 is 3 credit hour, graded course, that is offered in the Fall and Spring terms.
What Will I Learn?
Class Objectives
The course is designed to assist you in achieving the following goals:
- Articulate research-proven student success strategies and skills.
- Discuss and apply research-based strategies to daily practices as a college student.
- Have an increased sense of confidence and skills in performing college-level tasks.
- Understand the connection between academic success and your own strengths and motivation.
- Set effective goals contributing to academic success.
- Understand the elements pertaining to good decisions with the focus on academic, financial, career, along with the importance of managing stress and time in effective ways.
These are only some of the important areas you will get to explore in the class.
Course Topics
The curriculum of the course has been created to ensure a first year student's ultimate college success. This means that by the end of the course, you will have bettered your academic and mental abilities through learning:
- Learning Styles
- Strengths and Motivation
- Goal Setting
- Time Management
- Decision Making
- Stress Management
- Academic Resiliency
- Study Strategies
- Note Taking/Test Taking Strategies
- Knowledge of on Campus Resources
- Evaluation of Academic Sources
- Academic Writing
- Presentation Strategies
- Information Fluency
What are Learning Communities/Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs)?
How does it work?
This will bring students together with common interests who will take/attend the same core classes where they are able to support each other through coursework, study groups, as well as socially outside the classroom environment.
What are the benefits?
- You are able to make friends quickly
- Establish study groups
- Increase your GPA in your class
- Build a strong social/academic support system