At CMU, we take special care to make sure that incoming freshmen adjust successfully to university life. Helping students make the crucial transition from high school to college is the major goal of our First Year Program. In addition to summer and fall orientation activities, the academic part of the First Year Program consists of two interlinked orientation classes, CMU101 and CMU102. CMU101 concentrates on study skills and life skills necessary for academic success, familiarization with campus facilities and activities, coverage of the CMU catalog and prospective degree plans, and introduction to the students’ chosen major. This class meets twice a week for 12 weeks. 

Students who successfully complete CMU 101 will: 

• Transition from high school to college life
• Thrive in their new college environment physically, emotionally, academically, and socially   
• Develop functional technology skills (check email, respond to email, send an attachment, save in OneDrive, find syllabi, forum posts in myCMU, upload assignments, take an online quiz, organize files, use planner, etc.) 
• Begin career exploration by completing the Focus 2 and writing a reflection 
• Recognize the mission, creed, and University Learning Principles (ULPs)

Allison, Jay, and Gediman Dan, eds. This I Believe II. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2009. Available on your iPad.

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