First Year Experience

The Perspectives course (ARSC 1001) has been designed to help you make the most of your first year on the University of Arkansas campus. By teaming you with a knowledgeable faculty or staff mentor in Fulbright College and a group of peers, we hope to help ease the transition process you’re bound to experience during this critical year.

As a freshman in the course, you and approximately 20 other students will take at least three courses together — two core courses and a one-hour, one-credit Perspectives course. If you’re a transfer or non-traditional student, you’ll enroll in a the Perspectives course specifically for transfer and non-traditional students. Your course mentor will provide a weekly forum for your group to discuss problems, learn about University and community resources, learn skills essential to college success, and get to know one another better. By participating in the program, you’ll receive the additional benefit of being able to participate in early priority registration for the following spring semester.

To participate in the Perspectives program, contact Donna Draper, ddraper@uark.edu, or Dave Dawson, daved@uark.edu.