First Year Studies
iConnect
The University of Saint Francis is committed to helping you succeed as a student here and beyond. That’s why the university created a special course called "iConnect,"designed to help you learn how to use the university’s student resources to your best advantage. iConnect combines traditional first-year experience topics, such as orientation to the Library, adding and dropping courses, and study habits and test-taking skills, with intellectual discussion about a academic topic or theme. iConnect will guide new students in forging connections with their peers, the university and the world around them, developing the tools to participate in the university’s intellectual, social and spiritual community.
Foundations for Success
This course focuses on the academic challenges experienced by first-time college students pursuing associate degrees. The course assists students with the transition to university life. It serves as an introduction to the nature and purposes of a university education; an exploration of study skills, time and stress management techniques, St. Francis and our Franciscan values, career planning, computer researching, and service learning. It introduces students to the structure, services, and resources at the University of Saint Francis.