NSS - SEEK Counseling and Student Support Services Course Descriptions
SEEK students take advantage of the full range of courses offered to all students in the college. Placement in appropriate introductory courses is based on an evaluation of high school preparation and performance on entrance examinations. Separate SEEK sections are offered in selected courses which are linked to form learning communities. In their first year, SEEK freshmen are enrolled in one of the established learning communities.
New Student Seminar (Required) This seminar will introduce topics and information important to students transitioning to College. Topics will include: Money Matters, Tracking your Academic Progress; Technology and You; Being at College; Awareness and Empowerment and Surviving and Succeeding at City College. Required for all students except those in the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, SEEK and Center for Worker Education (CWE).
1 hour
All entering SEEK freshmen are required to take the New Student Seminar 10108. This is a non-credit course which provides new students with an orientation to the College and to the SEEK program; disseminates information about college guidelines, regulations and retention standards; helps students to clarify their educational and career goals; encourages the development of greater self awareness and the development of those personal skills and attitudes critical to college success.
1 hr. 15 min./wk.