Course: UNIV 100. Freshman Seminar (3)
This course introduces first-time freshmen to the University as an institution, a culture, and an intellectual experience. Academic success is the central goal of the course. Topics include academic skills (writing, reading, note-taking, test-taking and information competence, as well as critical, analytic and creative thinking); the value of higher education; the history and culture of CSUN; lifelong learning; the discourse of higher education; ethics and responsibility; diversity in higher education; advisement; health; and self-assessment. The course includes weekly writing assignments, frequent in-class exercises and some on-campus field trips. (Available for General Education, Lifelong Learning.) (IC)