First-Year Experience Program

The First-Year Experience Program offers first-year students the opportunity to participate in academic learning communities with other students who share a common theme, inquiry, or set of concerns. It is part of what sets the freshman year experience apart at NJCU.
The instructors work closely to develop a unified curriculum and support system for students, creating assignments that speak to and build on one another and that align assessment standards and tools. Course work emphasizes:

• Reading and writing as integrated skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Collaborative work skills and strategies
• Basic library research skills
• Oral communications skills

For additional information about the NJCU freshman year experience, please contact Hilary Englert, program coordinator, at 201.200.3099 or at henglert@njcu.edu.

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Sample Learning Communities 

Tier One: First Developmental Semester 

(AREA E – Multicultural Studies [African/African American Studies])  

Tier Two: Second Developmental Semester  

(AREA D – Humanities [Literature]) *Evenings*  

Tier Three: First College-Level Semester 

(FYE Seminar –Political Science)   

Tier Four: Second College-Level Semester  

(All University Requirements)