Our Courses

The Office of First-Year Courses and Learning Communities administers a variety of courses for first-year students, including the GSD 101 "Foundations of Learning" course for exploratory students and declared majors, and the GST 300 "Principles of Peer-Mentoring/Tutoring" course for First-Year Leaders. Below you will find descriptions of these courses from the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog. 

(3 Credit Hours)

GSD 101 Foundations of Learning. (3). I, II. A course to promote student success and lay the foundation for critical and creative thinking across the curriculum. Open to all first year students with fewer than 30 semester hours earned. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for ASO 100, BUS 100, EDO 100, GSO 100, HSO 100, JSO 100, or SCO 100.

GSD 101 was developed as one of the major university-wide program initiatives of Quality Enhancement Programs (QEP).

(3 Credit Hours)

GST 300 Principles of Peer Mentoring /Tutoring. (1-3) I. Prerequisite: Department approval. Students will receive instruction and training in tutoring and mentoring skills and techniques. Students will serve as a peer tutor or mentor and assist with teaching in an assigned section of GSD 101 Foundations of Learning for freshmen. The peer tutors and mentors will record, reflect upon and evaluate their associated experiences. May be retaken up to six credit hours.