The First Year Program

To help incoming freshmen adjust to their new academic environment, DEREE has developed The First-Year (FY) Program to help students start their academic careers.

In the Transition to College phase, which lasts for the student's first semester and first session (or first session and first semester), the student is given a fixed schedule of courses and is graded with an A, B, C, P, or W grade only.

Completion of First Year, which lasts for the student's second semester and session, the program prescribes certain courses that the student needs to complete but allows for some choice as well.

A. Transition to College
Students following the First Year program will follow the course outline below.

For students placed in Freshman English: (Details)

For students placed in ELP II (EN 1002): (Details)

For students placed in ELP I (EN 1001) (Details)

For students placed in EN1000 (Details)

B. Completion of the First Year
In their second semester (and thereafter), students may choose their courses as fits their respective majors.

ALL STUDENTS, HOWEVER, MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF STUDIES:

CS1070 Introduction to Information Systems
EN1010 Composition I
EN1111Composition II
At least one course in the Humanities
At least 2 courses in the Social Sciences
At least 1 additional General Education course
At least 2 courses in the student’s core, major, or other major specific General Education requirements*

Additionally, during their first year, students are expected to meet with their advisors as scheduled, check their acg.edu accounts regularly, and complete all First-Year Program assignments as per their advisor’s directions. General Studies Program students who major in Liberal Studies must see an advisor within their first semester in order to discuss and plan their major.

*Students in the School of Business should begin their Mathematics/Statistics sequence as per the results of their placement/waiver test.

¹ Courses for students in the General Studies Program are indicated in the course schedule as “G” sections, for example EN1010 AG or EN1010 BG, CS1070 AG or BG or CG, etc.)

² Humanities are courses in the following areas: archaeology, art history, history, literature (including classical literature), music, philosophy, and theatre history. Social sciences are courses in the following areas: sociology, psychology, economics, anthropology and political science.

Students in the General Studies Program are required to take freshman seminars in the Humanities (indicated as HUX in the course schedule) and Social Sciences (SLX) in order to fulfill these general education requirements.