All first-year students participate in a First Year Experience (FYE). The FYE Program is designed to help you succeed both academically and socially in your first year at UD. It will help you feel more at home on our campus while meeting other first year students, and learning about resources at UD.
Another exciting component of the First Year Experience will be a shared reading, by you and fellow freshmen, of “Three Cups of Tea.” The book, by Greg Mortensen and Oliver Relin, features a compelling personal account of how one man has worked to make a difference by building schools in the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Three Cups of Tea” was chosen to provide a unique opportunity for students to begin to address questions not only related to that part of the world, but also about personal meaning, transition, and passion. Students are expected to read this book prior to the start of classes in the fall. More information, including ordering instructions, can be found at www.udel.edu/beabluehen
Prior to DelaWorld 101, you should visit www.ugs.udel.edu/fye. By answering a few simple questions online, you will be able to see your FYE assignment. For most students, your FYE assignment is based on the major to which you have been admitted and may also influence your course selection, residence hall assignment, and fall schedule.
For students in the Honors Program, participation in the Honors Program is your FYE.
During DelaWorld, you will confirm your FYE with your academic advisor while working on your fall schedule. You may also visit the FYE Information table to have your remaining questions answered. The First Year Experience program is based on major and includes four different types: LIFE Clusters, First Year Seminars (FYS), the Honors Program, and Pathways Courses.
FYS stands for First Year Seminar and refers to courses which are discipline specific and offered by departments for incoming majors to introduce students to the expectations of an academic major or career. Athletics and University Studies also offer seminars. These seminars do not have a residence hall component.
Pathways courses are thematic, integrative courses for first-year students designed to introduce students to the academic resources of the university and to teach basic intellectual skills required for a successful undergraduate experience. Pathways courses do not have a residence hall component.
We understand that where you live is important! All FYE programs have a residence hall component - meaning that you will live in the same residence hall with other students in your cluster and major. This housing component provides a social structure and academic support system for students in the cluster. All LIFE clusters live in traditional freshman residence halls around campus.
