Why First Year Experience?
Welcome to West Chester University! Many wonderful experiences await. The First Year
Experience (FYE) class starts students off on the right foot.
All first year students take this class, so you will have the opportunity to connect
to classmates, learn valuable skills, and get to know our vibrant campus community.
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Common Outcomes
Digital and Information Literacy
- Demonstrate digital and information literacy skills crucial to WCU.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of WCU digital platforms (what they are and how to use them)
- Demonstrate working knowledge of information literacy
- Digital and Information Literacy
Academic and Personal Success Strategies
- Discover academic and personal success strategies.
- Examine Liberal Arts in relation to WCU, General Education, and personal and professional goals
- Apply principles of the Science of Learning
- Demonstrate Goal Setting and Reflection: Self-regulation (goals for educational, personal, and professional lives)
Belonging in a Diverse University Community
- Develop a sense of belonging within the diverse university community through engagement with campus events, organizations, and resources.
- Recognize Academic and Personal Resources (where I go for help)
- Identify Personal resources (how to be a part of campus community)
- Develop a framework for making ethical decisions and engaging inclusively as part of a community
Experiential Learning & Research
- Describe knowledge gleaned from engaging in experiential (research or service) learning.
Disciplinary Outcomes
WCU NAMED A FOUR-TIME RECIPIENT OF THE Higher Education Excellence in Diversity AWARD
