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L E A R N I N G C O M M U N I T I E S

YOUR FIRST-YEAREXPERIENCE PROGRAM

2 C L AY T O N S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

Welcome to Clayton State UniversityCongratulations on your acceptance to Clayton StateUniversity! We have many outstanding degree programs anda vast array of campus opportunities available to you thisupcoming school year. This is an exciting time to considerjoining us as a first-year student. As you move towards thenext step to becoming a first-time freshmen this August,we’ve designed this booklet to provide you with importantacademic information related to the new First-Year Advising& Retention Center; the First-Year Experience Program,where you will select your learning community and initialcourse schedule; New Student Orientation; and otheracademic support services such as the Center for AcademicSuccess and the Disability Resource Center.

Please carefully read all this information, and closely followthe directions to register for orientation and selecting your toptwo choices for your learning community program. If youhave any questions about the First-Year Experience Programor the First-Year Advising & Retention Center, please feelfree to contact me at (678) 466-4100 or [email protected]. I look forward to meeting youat New Student Orientation!

Sincerely,

Mark F. Daddona, Ph.D., LPCInterim Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management

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First-Year Advising & Retention CenterThe First-Year Advising & Retention Center is designed to provide academicadvising and support to all first-time, first-year students and serves as a generalpoint of contact. The center will also house the first-year experience and thelearning communities program. Scheduled to open in time for the Fall 2011semester, this new center will be located in the recently renovated formerBusiness & Health Sciences (BHS) Building. Students will be assigned a personaladvisor who will guide and support them throughout their first year journey.Advisors will remain in close contact with students and will monitor their academicprogress in order to make certain students are meeting the academic demands oftheir first year in college. Advisors will also refer students to campus resource asneeded throughout this important year.


First-Year Experience ProgramThe First-Year Experience program is designed to introduce students to theacademic, social, and cultural community at Clayton State University. In an effort tohelp students adjust to college life and ensure success, all first-time traditionalfreshmen are required to participate in one of our first-year learning communitiesand complete this program during the first semester at Clayton State.

This booklet includes the title, description and courses identified for each of the 17thematic learning communities. Each community includes CSU 1022 – UniversityFoundations. This college success course is taught by the leader of the learningcommunity. In addition, each community includes ENGL 1101 – English Composition Iand one additional course specific for the community. You will also be assigned to amathematics class based on the results of your ACCUPLACER Math Test andpossibly one additional course. Please note that certain math placement test resultsmay exclude you from learning communities that include biology and chemistrycourses. Descriptions for all learning community courses can be found at the end ofthis booklet.

Please carefully read the title and description for each learning community, andidentify your top two choices based on your major and/or interests. If you have notdeclared a major, several communities have been specially designed to guide youthrough the career development process to help you identify the right major for you.

When you register for new student orientation, you will be asked a series ofquestions to help determine your appropriate class schedule. You will alsoselect your learning community. When you arrive at orientation this summer,you will be given your final schedule for your first semester and will bepermitted to make minor adjustments if needed. It’s that simple!

First-year students who decide to enroll in less than nine semester hours can meetthis requirement by enrolling in an individual section of CSU 1022 – UniversityFoundations during their first semester.


New Student OrientationRegister today for your New Student Orientation session at:http://adminservices.clayton.edu/orientation and select your learning community.Spaces are limited in orientation sessions as well as in each learning community.

KEY TO LEARNING COMMUNITY SECTIONS ABBREVIATIONS

CRN Course Registration Number

Course Course Number

Title Name of the course in the CSU Catalog

Credits Number of credit hours awarded for completing the course

Days M= MondayT= TuesdayW= WednesdayR= ThursdayF= Friday


Learning Community: A

Title: Success in the Healthcare World*

Leader: Ms. Elicia Collins

Description: This learning community will focus on study skills and techniquesas well as critical thinking introductory skills that will be necessaryfor students to become successful in the healthcare arena.

*This community is strongly recommended for pre-nursing and pre-dental hygienemajors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:

CRN Course Title Credits Days Time

88434 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 W 10:00-11:50

86366 ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3 MWF 9:00-9:50

88878 CHEM 1151 Survey of Chemistry 3 MWF 2:00-2:50

87172 CHEM 1151L Survey of Chem Lab 1 T 12:45-2:35

MATH XXXX Course determined by 3-4math placement test


Learning Community: B

Title: Success in the Healthcare World*

Leader: Ms. Judith Ruvalcaba

Description: This learning community will focus on study skills and techniquesas well as critical thinking introductory skills that will be necessaryfor students to become successful in the healthcare arena.

*This community is strongly recommended for pre-nursing and pre-dental hygienemajors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:


88912 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 R 8:25-10:15


88879 CHEM 1151 Survey of Chemistry 3 MWF 2:00-2:50

87177 CHEM 1151L Survey of Chem Lab 1 M 9:00-10:50


Learning Community: C

Title: Scientific Literacy for the Successful Biology Major*

Leader: Dr. Samantha Fowler & Ms. Monique Brown

Description: This learning community for biology majors will focus on developingscientific reasoning, scientific literacy, and critical thinking skillsessential for success in the biological sciences.

*This community is strongly recommended for biology majors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:


88512 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 F 9:00-10:50

86396 ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3 TR 12:45-2:00

87016 BIOL 1107 Principles of Biology 3 MWF 11:00-11:50

87018 BIOL 1107L Principles of Biology Lab 1 M 8:00-10:50



Learning Community: D

Title: Scientific Literacy for the Successful Biology Major*

Leader: Dr. Samantha Fowler & Ms. Monique Brown

Description: This learning community for biology majors will focus on developingscientific reasoning, scientific literacy, and critical thinking skillsessential for success in the biological sciences.

*This community is strongly recommended for biology majors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:


88897 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 F 9:00-10:50


88880 BIOL 1107 Principles of Biology 3 MWF 11:00-1:50

88189 BIOL 1107L Principles of Biology Lab 1 W 8:00-10:50




Learning Community: E

Title: All the World’s a Stage*

Leader: Dr. Kristin Lyman

Description: While developing skills and tools to be successful in the generalcollege classroom, this learning community is designed to fine tuneyour time management skills, rehearsal preparations, and other skills necessary for you to be successful on and off stage in themusical world.

*This community is strongly recommended for music majors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:


88435 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 MW 10:00-10:50


MUSC XXXX Courses will be determined by Music Department



Learning Community: F

Title: Building a Successful Community of Scholars in Mathematical and Information Sciences*

Leader: Dr. Lila Roberts

Description: This learning community focuses on developing skills that promotesuccess in the mathematical and information sciences. Designed for majors in these disciplines, students will be engaged in exploring campus resources and learning strategies that will support their achievement. In addition to providing skills for successin the first year and beyond, another important aspect of thislearning community is in building a network of student colleagueswith similar interests and connecting with the faculty in the College of Information and Mathematical Sciences.

*This community is required for information technology and computer networking majors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88906 CRIT 1101 Critical Thinking 3 MWF 1:00-1:50



Learning Community: I

Title: Chemistry and College: How to be Successful in Both at the Same Time*

Leader: Dr. Patricia Todebush

Description: This learning community will focus on the development of the skillsneeded to be not only successful in your first year of college, butalso to thrive as a science major. The first-year experience forstudents can be full of challenges and learning how to overcomethose challenges can lead to a successful and productive collegeexperience. This class will introduce students to the campusresources available to them, help students develop the study habitsneeded for science courses, and help students build the life skillsneeded to be a responsible and productive member of the collegecommunity.

*This community is strongly recommended for chemistry majors.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88881 CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 3 MWF 12:00-12:50

87189 CHEM 1211L Principles of Chem Lab 1 T 11:10-2:00



Learning Community: J

Title: Got Skills? Exploring Leadership on Campus and for Future Success!

Leader: Ms. Celena Milner

Description: This learning community is designed to inspire, teach and engagestudents in the process of leadership learning. Students will beintroduced to leadership concepts and come to understand theirunique role in leadership on campus and how such experiences can impact future aspirations and success.

FALL 2011 COURSES:


88075 CSU 1022 University Foundations 2 TR 3:35-4:25


88902 PSYC 1101 Intro to Gen Psychology 3 TR 2:10-3:25


Learning Community: K

Title: Got Skills? Exploring Leadership on Campus and for Future Success!

Leader: Mr. Jeff Jacobs

Description: This learning community is designed to inspire, teach and engagestudents in the process of leadership learning. Students will beintroduced to leadership concepts and come to understand theirunique role in leadership on campus and how such experiences can impact future aspirations and success.

FALL 2011 COURSES:







Learning Community: L

Title: Social Justice: What Can I Do?

Leader: Dr. Elaine Manglitz & Ms. Lakiesa Cantey-Rawlinson

Description: This learning community is designed for students who are interestedin understanding and addressing social, political, and economicinjustices. Students will explore topics related to social change,social activism, and the foundations of justice and oppression.Through meaningful discussions and experiential learning activities,students will gain the tools needed to work for justice and createpositive social change.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88882 SOCI 1101 Intro to Sociology 3 TR 12:45-2:00



Learning Community: M

Title: Explore, Discover, Develop: Connecting You with Your Major and Career

Leader: Dr. Angelyn Hayes

Description: This learning community is designed to help students discovermajors they might be interested in pursuing. Students will exploretheir interests, skills, and abilities while discovering how those match with possible majors and related careers. Students will alsodevelop specific job search skills such as resume-writing andinterviewing.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88909 POLS 1101 American Government 3 MWF 2:00-2:50



Learning Community: N

Title: Coaching Undeclared Students to Academic Success

Leader: Ms. Marcia Bouyea-Hamlet

Description: This learning community is designed to assist students through theadjustment period from high school to college life. Throughexploration of self, majors, careers, goal setting and decision making students will be able to identify their interest, motivations and resources that will help them achieve academic success.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88883 SOCI 1101 Intro to Sociology 3 MWF 11:00-11:50



Learning Community: O

Title: Crash: Cultural Recognition and Awareness with Self-examination Through Higher Learning

Leader: Dr. Mario Norman

Description: This learning community is designed to enable and support students’ success through self awareness and self-examination that foster a greater appreciation for culturally diverse issues. Anexploration of personal attitudes, stereotypes, biases, myths, andmisconceptions about culturally diverse people and how these mayinfluence one’s interpretation of the world will be examined.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88901 PSYC 1101 Intro to Gen Psychology 3 MWF 9:00-9:50



Learning Community: P

Title: Punching the Clock: Exploring the Business World Through Literature and Film

Leader: Ms. Christie Burton

Description: The trials and tribulations of the average worker has been a favoritetopic in television, film, satirical literature and comic strips. In thiscourse, we will analyze literature and film depicting the Americanworkplace. We will examine our culture’s view of the changing role of work, including generational and gender themes, and will evaluate our career readiness, leadership competencies and personal assumptions about working.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88907 CRIT 1101 Critical Thinking 3 TR 12:45-2:00



Learning Community: Q

Title: Success in College and Life

Leader: Ms. Erica Jackson

Description: This learning community will focus on establishing skills andtechniques needed to be an academically successful student and will also focus on the challenges that come along with being a first-time, full-time freshman. The goal of this section is to introducecampus resources, academic tools, learning styles, how to study, life skills and establishing responsibility and accountability. Thissection will also allow students to express concerns they are dealing with while they are in the process of transitioning.

FALL 2011 COURSES:




88900 PSYC 1101 Intro to Gen Psychology 3 MWF 9:00-9:50



Learning Community: R

Title: Pouring the Foundation for Success in Business

Leader: Mr. Sanford Dennis

Description: This learning community will have a three part focus designed toprovide a foundation for pre-business majors to have a successfulcollege career. The learning community will focus on establishingskills and methods needed to be a successful student. This willencompass exposure to campus resources, goal setting, timemanagement, etc. The second focus will be on the entire careerdevelopment process for business majors. This will include selecting a major, professional development, internships, etc. It willprovide a timeline and map that covers career planning from thefreshman year as a pre-business major all the way to senior year as a graduate. The third segment will cover financial planning andmoney management while in college.

FALL 2011 COURSES:







Learning Community: S

Title: Cultivating Professionalism

Leader: Mr. Sherwin James

Description: The main objective of this course is for students to know who theyare and realize their full potential. Emphasis will be placed onguidelines for success and how to function effectively within theuniversity setting and, by extension, the workforce. The followingtopics are included in this course: professional ethics, how to handle disputes and conflict resolution, presentation strategies, time management and discipline. Each topic will be accompanied by the relevant materials and resources.

FALL 2011 COURSES:







Stand Alone Sections

These sections of CSU 1022 are designed for part-time students enrolled in less than nine credit hours.








Center for Academic SuccessEveryone needs a helping hand now and then. When Clayton State Students needhelp with their classes, they head to the Center for Academic Success. The Centerfor Academic Success (CAS) offers a variety of personalized academic services toall Clayton State University students, including:

• Individual tutoring in over 70 courses

• Drop-in mathematics and writing assistance

• Academic success workshops

• Study strategy assessments

• Moderated study groups for difficult courses

• Audio and visual study aids

• Instructional software programs

• Presentation preparation/small group study room


Disability Resource CenterThe Disability Resource Center (DRC) servesstudents, faculty, and staff with documenteddisabilities. The DRC provides qualified disabledstudents with a variety of services based ontheir individual needs, which may include:

• Reasonable classroom accommodations

• Alternative testing accommodations

• Assistive technology

• Alternate text formats

Accommodations and assistance may berequested regarding all aspects of thecampus community, including academics,on-campus housing, and campus life activities.

For more information about DRC services, policies, and procedures (includingdownloadable forms and disability documentation guidelines), go towww.clayton.edu/drc. Students and parents/guardians may also call the DRCdirectly at (678) 466-5445 or send an e-mail to the DRC [email protected].


Course Descriptions

CSU 1022 - University Foundations: University Foundations helps new studentsmake a successful transition to Clayton State University and prepares them to meetthe challenges of higher level learning and the demands of their chosen field. Thecourse connects students and faculty who share a common interest by building acommunity of learners committed to achieving excellence. University Foundationsrefines academic goals, encourages a greater sense of personal responsibility,creates intentional learners, and provides the information and support that studentsneed to earn a college degree. This discussion-based seminar helps students tolearn how to improve their basic skills in areas such as written communication, oralcommunication and critical thinking. (Institutional credit only; counts in GPA)

ENGL 1101 - English Composition I: A composition course focusing on skillsrequired for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition,analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety ofresearch skills. [Notes: (1) Learning Support students who are required to takeENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement(s) before they can enrollin this course. (2) A grade of C or better (or K) is required in ENGL 1101 prior toenrollment in ENGL 1102. Grades of D in ENGL 1101 will not count towardgraduation in any degree program.]

ADDITIONAL COURSES:

BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology: An introductory biology course designed forscience majors which includes chemistry, cell structure and function, cell division,molecular genetics, Mendelian genetics, evolution, plant and animal systematics andecology. Prerequisite(s): Exemption or exit from Math 0099

BIOL 1107L - Principles of Biology Lab: Laboratory accompanying BIOL 1107


CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry: First course in a two-semester sequencecovering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed forscience majors. Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry,periodic relations, and nomenclature. High School Chemistry is required for thiscourse. Students who have not taken Chemistry in High School, and who desire totake CHEM 1211, must first take and pass CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L.

CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry Lab: Laboratory accompanying 1211.

CHEM 1151 - Survey of Chemistry: First course in a two-semester sequencecovering elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry designed forallied health science majors (this course is also opened to non-science majors).Topics to be covered include elements and compounds, chemical equations,nomenclature, and molecular geometry. Prerequisite(s): Exemption or exit from Math 0099.

CHEM 1151L - Survey of Chemistry Lab: Laboratory accompanying CHEM 1151.

CRIT 1101 - Critical Thinking: A course focusing on skills essential to effectivecritical thinking in both academic and general use. The study of important commoncomponents (issue, method, evidence, and conclusion) provides a basis for theconstruction, analysis, and evaluation of arguments in a variety of contexts. Thecourse also addresses fundamental elements of informal logic (e.g., induction,deduction, fallacy- avoidance) and of elementary formal logic (e.g., tests for validity)as they inform good reasoning in any context, from everyday decision-making toacademic argumentation. [Note: Learning Support students who are required to takeENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement(s) before they can enrollin this course.]


Course Descriptions (cont.)

POLS 1101 - American Government: An introductory level survey of the Americanpolitical system in an international context, emphasizing across cultural approach tothe study of the structure and processes of policy decision-making. The courseincorporates comparison of the American political system and other types ofpolitical systems. The course also includes the study of world geography,emphasizing knowledge of the global configuration of nation states.

PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology: A broad survey of the majortopics in psychology including, but not limited to, research methodology, biologicaland social factors influencing behavior, development, learning, memory, personality,and abnormal psychology. Applicability of theories and research findings acrosscontemporary cultures is considered. [Note: Learning Support students who arerequired to take ENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement beforethey can enroll in this course.

SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology: A survey of the discipline of sociology.Topics will include sociological theory, methods, and selected substantive areas.[Note: Learning Support students who are required to take ENGL 0099 and/orREAD 0099 must exit the requirements before they can enroll in this course.


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