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West Virginia University First-Year Experience

WVUe 191: First-Year Seminar

WVUe 191 is a course that you take if you are assigned to the Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success (CLASS), which serves as your academic home until you are admitted into a WVU school or college.

Course Objective

WVUe 191 engages students in active learning strategies that enable an effective transition to college life at West Virginia University. Students will explore school, college and university programs, majors, policies and services relevant to academic success.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will:

  • Apply critical thinking skills by utilizing campus resources that pertain to student success.
  • Recognize and locate institutional policies, procedures, and expectations necessary for timely progression toward graduation.
  • Explore majors through the creation of an academic plan that will result in a major career path.
  • Identify building blocks of strong, positive, social, and academic relationships through participation in experiences that expose students to WVU’s diverse and global community.