First Year Academic Opportunities
There are many unique academic opportunities for first-year students to engage in both in and out of the classroom.
If you are an undergraduate entering Brandeis in fall 2019 or after, the Brandeis Core will enrich your course of study and the life skills that foster personal and intellectual growth, and career success.
The First Year Seminar is designed to support students in their transition to college academics. The seminars will meet the Brandeis Core first-year writing requirement, which aims to improve students' written communication skills during their careers at Brandeis.
As a component of Brandeis' Health, Wellness, and Life Skills Core curriculum requirement, all first year students must complete HWL 1 Navigating Health and Safety. This requirement consists of two parts:
HWL 1-PRE What Would Brandeis Do? Supporting Community Health & Safety (online training; completed before new students arrive to campus)
HWL 1 Navigating Health and Safety (module)
HWL 1-PRE What Would Brandeis Do? Supporting Community Health & Safety (online training; completed before new students arrive to campus)
HWL 1 Navigating Health and Safety (module)
A common read program, first year students are invited to read the same book and participate in fun, low-stakes conversations and activities with peers and faculty.