CHASS F1RST
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Transition Smoothly and Succeed
CHASS F1RST First-Year Experience Programs support students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences during their first year at UCR. We support both frosh students and new transfer students. We provide the tools, opportunities, and experiences to be successful at UCR and beyond.
First-Year Experience Program (FYE)
Frosh Program
- Year-Long Learning Community Workshop Series
- Required for all incoming first-year CHASS Majors
- CHFY 007 - CHASS F1RST Learning Community Workshop (2-Units)
- Support from Peer Educators
Second-Year Experience Program (SYE)
Second Year Experience
- Year-Long Second Year Experience Program focused on Professional Development
- Recommended for all CHASS Majors
- CHFY 004E - Educational Leadership (2-Units)
- CHFY 020 - Theory and Practice of Peer Instruction (4-Units)
- CHFY 198I - CHASS F1RST Individual Internship (1-4 Units)
Transfer-Year Experience Programs (TYE)
Transfers F1RST Programs
Transfer Learning Community (TLC)
- Quarter-Long Transfer Learning Community (Fall & Winter)
- Required for all incoming first-year transfer CHASS Majors
- CHFY 010 - Step-By-Step to College Success Course (2-Units)
- Support from Transfer Ambassadors
Transfer Year Experience (TYE)
- Continued Peer Support
- Additional Requirements to Fulfill on Canvas
- Certificate of Completion
CHASS Transfer Pre-Mentorship Summer Program (PSP)
- For Prospective Transfer Students
- Develop the Skills Needed to Successfully Transfer
- Certificate of Completion
CHASS F1RST Annual Reports
- 2023-2024 Annual Report
- 2022-2023 Annual Report
- 2021-2022 Annual Report
- 2020-2021 Annual Report
- 2019-2020 Annual Report