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IU Indianapolis University College offers many diverse research, mentoring, career planning, and first-year seminar courses programs to integrate the academic and community life of students. These courses and programs are designed to challenge and to support students in basic skill areas to enhance academic success.

First-year seminars and experiences

1–2 credits

Prerequisite(s): N/A

Delivery: In person or hybrid

Typically offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

Course description: This course addresses issues of transition to the university environment. It starts with Bridge, a five-day program that teaches students the ins and outs of being a new IU Indianapolis Jaguar. The first-year seminar itself is offered in a variety of formats, including a freestanding course, an integrative course linked to one or more discipline-based courses to form a learning community, and a hybrid course with both synchronous online and in-person components as well as structured out-of-class activities. First-year seminars are designed to assist entering students as they form connections with the IU Indianapolis community, including other students, faculty, and advisors. Seminars are structured around the fundamental and powerful concepts of belonging, transitioning, and planning that represent the conditions necessary for student success in college and beyond. Different first-year seminars are sponsored by the various academic units.

1–3 credits

Prerequisite(s): N/A

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring, Summer

Course description: This course facilitates the acquisition of collegiate academic skills for first-year students by identifying and applying strategies such as critical thinking, independent learning, reading, writing, and information management in relation to a specific academic discipline. Requirements and formats vary according to the introductory discipline course to which it is linked.

Research courses

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): UCOL-R 195

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Fall

Course description: This course gives first-year undergraduate students a chance to work alongside a faculty research mentor in their area of expertise, giving them an immersive experience in research, scholarship, and creative activity on campus. Through a mentored research or creative project, students will develop essential research skills necessary for success in their academic and professional endeavors.

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): UCOL-R 195

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring

Course description: This course is a continuation of UCOL-R 195. Students will continue working with faculty on a mentored research or creative project and will reflect on the two semesters of work.

Mentoring courses

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): must complete the application and selection process and must have acquired a mentoring assignment within an authorized University College program

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring, Fall

Course description: This is an introductory mentor training course for students who will be serving in their first semester (year) as a student mentor. This course is designed to provide a foundation of mentoring knowledge such as the history of, nature of, and skills associated with mentoring. This will be accomplished through readings, discussions, and activities. Mentors will also be introduced to information about the university structure, active learning exercises to define and develop their own mentoring styles and skills, and the diverse needs of undergraduate students. Attendance, class participation, purposeful integration of information, and self-reflective writings are essential for success in this course.

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): UCOL-U 201; must have acquired a mentoring assignment within an authorized University College program

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring, Fall

Course description: This course is designed to help mentors learn more about mentoring using an appreciative mentoring process that applies to both group and one-on-one mentoring. This course will expand the mentor’s knowledge and skills by developing a deeper understanding of how students learn, collaborative learning techniques, and how to utilize collaborative learning to meet learning objectives in mentoring. Readings, discussions, and activities will be assigned in an effort to help mentors become acquainted with learning theory, techniques for engaging mentees in active learning, and refining their mentoring relationships.

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): UCOL-U 201, UCOL-U 202; must have acquired a mentoring assignment within an authorized University College program

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring, Fall

Course description: This course is designed to provide seasoned mentors the opportunity to explore and apply leadership theory and principles as they transition from their current mentoring role to the leadership of their individual mentoring program or other leadership opportunities on campus or in the community. Mentors will also be asked to develop plans for how their mentoring experiences can be applied to enrich their academic pursuits and career development.

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): UCOL-U 201, UCOL-U 202, UCOL-U 203; must have been awarded the University College Leadership Scholarship and acquired a mentoring assignment within an authorized University College mentoring program

Delivery: In person

Typically offered: Spring, Fall

Course description: This course is designed to provide those with experience in student mentorship the opportunity to apply mentoring literature, knowledge, and experiences toward understanding their role in a holistic and personally reflective way.

Career planning courses

1 credit

Prerequisite(s): must be beyond their first semester and have more than 12 but less than 56 credit hours

Delivery: Online

Typically offered: Spring, Fall

Course description: This course is designed to assist students in the major/career exploration and selection process. Especially targeted are students who want or need to change majors or to declare a major. The course is designed to help students develop and execute a personalized plan of major and career exploration. This will be encouraged by using the first eight weeks of weekly class meetings to develop an individualized exploration contract and then using the second eight weeks to implement that plan outside of class. Students will also meet individually with the instructor and academic/career advisor. Through the course emphasis on experiential learning, students will be making connections with people, activities, and resources that will facilitate a more realistic approach to major and career decision making.

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First-year seminars and experiences

UCOL-U 110: First-Year Seminar

UCOL-U 112: Critical Inquiry

Research courses

UCOL-R 195: 1st-Year Research Immersion I

UCOL-R 196: 1st-Year Research Immersion II

Mentoring courses

UCOL-U 201: Introduction to Mentoring Techniques

UCOL-U 202: Mentoring: Active and Collaborative Learning

UCOL-U 203: Mentoring: Leadership and Transition

UCOL-U 204: Mentoring: Independent Study

Career planning courses

UCOL-U 210: Career Connections

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