First-Year Seminar

Dr. Ron Lee, Director, First Year Seminar and Advising

As a component of the First-Year Experience, the First-Year Seminar introduces students to the nature of liberal arts education and to the academic skills required for success at Rockford University. Small groups of students work with professors to examine serious texts and to think critically about content and context. Students are challenged to see the connections between disciplines at the University as well as implications for our society. Class assignments will help students develop and strengthen academic skills in expository writing, public speaking and critical thinking.

The First-Year Seminar is required of all students entering Rockford University with fewer than 20 credits as a graduation requirement. The seminar is offered in the fall semester and should be taken within the first two semesters at the university.