Schedules

Schedule for First-Year Scholars

The following is a tentative listing of the schedule of the course for first-year scholars (those in section 01). Class meets on those Mondays marked green. Any slides used in the class will be made available for download here.

Week Starting Topics Monday Assignment
1 08/17/26
2 08/24/26 Why College? Slides (PDF)
Slides (PPTX)
3 08/31/26
Assignment 1 Due
4 09/07/26 Labor Day
5 09/14/26 Strength Finder
6 09/21/26 Study Skills
Assignment 2 Due
7 09/28/26
Assignment 3 Due
8 10/05/26 Hidden Curriculum
9 10/12/26 October Break
Assignment 4 Due
10 10/19/26 Cohorts and Mentors
11 10/26/26
Assignment 5 Due
12 11/02/26 What If Things Go Wrong?
13 11/09/26
Assignment 6 Due
14 11/16/26 Python
15 11/23/26
Assignment 7 Due
16 11/30/26 Presentations
Assignment 8 Due

Schedule for Second-Year Scholars

The following is a tentative listing of the schedule of the course for second-year scholars (those in section 02). Class meets on those Mondays marked green. Any slides used in the class will be made available for download here.

Week Starting Topics Monday Assignment
1 08/17/26
2 08/24/26
3 08/31/26 Why College?
4 09/07/26 Labor Day
Assignment 1 Due
5 09/14/26 Strength Finder
6 09/21/26
Assignment 2 Due
7 09/28/26 Generative AI
8 10/05/26
Assignment 3 Due
9 10/12/26 October Break
10 10/19/26 Cohorts and Mentors
11 10/26/26
Assignment 4 Due
12 11/02/26 What If Things Go Wrong?
13 11/09/26 Graduate School?
Assignment 5 Due
14 11/16/26 Python
Assignment 6 Due
15 11/23/26 Presentations
Assignment 7 Due
16 11/30/26
Assignment 8 Due

Exam Schedule

Final: 2:45 - 4:45 p.m., Friday, 12/04/2026