Courses
- UCOL-U 110 First-Year Seminar (1-2 cr.)
This course addresses issues of transition to the university environment. This first-year seminar is offered in a variety of formats, including a freestanding course, an integrative course linked to one or more discipline-based courses to form a learning community, and a hybrid course with both synchronous online and in-person components as well as structured out-of-class activities. First-year seminars are designed to assist entering students as they form connections with the IU Indianapolis community, including other students, faculty, and advisors. Seminars are structured around the fundamental and powerful concepts of belonging, transitioning, and planning that represent the conditions necessary for student success in college and beyond. Different first-year seminars are sponsored by the various academic units.
- UCOL-U 112 Critical Inquiry (1 cr.) This course facilitates the acquisition of collegiate academic skills for first-year students by identifying and applying strategies such as critical thinking, independent learning, reading, writing, and information management in relation to a specific academic discipline. Requirements and formats vary according to the introductory discipline course to which it is linked.
- UCOL-U 210 Career Connections (1 cr.)
This course is designed to help students increase their understanding of majors, careers, and how to make their next career steps. Especially targeted are students who are beyond the first semester of their freshman year with over 12 credit hours but with less than 60 credit hours and are uncertain if their current major is the best fit for them. This course is designed to help students develop and execute a personalized plan of major and career exploration based on self-knowledge and targeted information gathering. Students will research and make connections with people, activities, and resources to facilitate a more informed and realistic approach to major/career decision making.
