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2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

IDS 104 - Reorientation to Higher Education (1)

A course designed to 1) help students understand the meaning of a liberal arts and sciences education and the organization and structure of college degree requirements; 2) build the student’s confidence in the ability to study and learn in a formal academic setting; 3) diagnose current individual skill levels in the areas of writing, reading comprehension, reading rate, vocabulary, and math; 4) continue development of study skills for note-taking, textbook analysis, time management, test-taking, and listening; and 5) help students understand college-level writing requirements and demystify writing as a skill. Graded as pass/fail.