First Year Seminar

First Year Seminar provides a common experience to entering students, engaging them in the CSUMB Founding Vision Statement, the campus, challenges and opportunities of academic life, and supporting their exploration of their past, present, and future as they transition to college, explore the majors, and develop and pursue their future goals. By helping build metacognitive reading and problem-solving skills. First Year Seminar promotes not only persistence in college, but college success. All FYS courses meet a general education requirement; click on any course to see detail.

Approved Courses

FYS 100 - First Year Seminar Units: 2-6
FYS 111 - Introduction to Environmental Communication Units: 3
FYS 124 - Introduction to Environmental Science Units: 4
FYS 142 - Youth and Protest in the Arts Units: 3
FYS 143 - Philosophy of Nonviolence Units: 3
FYS 144 - Art, Religion and the Americas Units: 3
FYS 145 - Digital Media Arts & Culture Units: 3
FYS 147 - Literature of Healing: The Representation of Mental Illness in Latinx Literature Units: 3
FYS 148 - Schooling the Public Imagination: From Hogwarts to Stand and Deliver Units: 3
FYS 156 - Technology and Society Units: 3
FYS 158 - Archaeology/Sustainability Units: 3
FYS 159 - Far East Explorer Units: 3
FYS 179 - Myths and Realities of Asia Units: 3
FYS 181 - Multicultural Health Units: 3
FYS 182 - Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll Units: 3
FYS 183 - Eat, Love, Learn Units: 3
FYS 191 - Comp. Ethnic Experiences Units: 3

Learning Outcomes

Describe how the CSUMB Founding Vision Statement, Core Values, and Academic Goals may contribute to their own educational and personal goals.
Develop an academic plan that incorporates exploration of major and career, and student development pathways.
Collaborate through constructive, ethical participation in team tasks and effective interactions with team members of diverse identities and perspectives.
Select and employ appropriate metacognitive strategies in order to monitor and improve their own comprehension of texts, solve problems, and/or evaluate their progress toward completion of tasks.

Contact

Dr. Swarup Wood currently serves as the FYS Coordinator

First Year Seminar Program
The Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library
100 Campus Center Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-582-3806
Fax: 831-582-3873

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday/Wednesday