Course Description

The First Year Seminar at Hunter is meant to promote students’ academic success and introduce them to Hunter’s academic culture, the wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs of study, and opportunities for intellectual and imaginative enrichment. The seminar will complement the advising that students will be receiving from the Office of Student Services by acquainting them with processes such as registration and choosing a major, policies such as grading, the General Education Requirements, extracurricular activities at the college, and the various academic and personal support services available to them.  It will also complement the research and writing skill sets addressed in the English language and composition sequence and new information literacy initiatives through the Hunter College libraries.  The seminar will stress the importance of academic integrity, developing study skills and habits of learning, attending class and tutorials regularly, and making use of all means of mastering course material.  It will introduce Hunter’s many opportunities for undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative work, and the possibilities offered by internships, peer mentoring, and study abroad.