FYS Course Proposal Form – General Education

The First Year Seminar (FYS) is an exciting opportunity to teach content that motivates you and that will engage your students, as well as the College Success Skills that your students need to survive—and thrive—at EWU. Your involvement as an FYS Faculty is greatly appreciated by the General Education Program and EWU as a whole. Thank You.

FYS Course Approval for Academic year 2023-2024:

FYS courses are 5-credits each.
We are focusing on Fall quarter for a bulk of the FYS courses to introduce first time students to the opportunities in their general interest area and inclusion to the EWU community.
Complete this “proposal” form by March 1st, 2023. Feel free to email Krisztian Magori at kmagori@ewu.edu. The proposals will then be brought to the General Education Committee for approval.

The following form will help GEC approve your course and to help communicate your class to students, faculty, and advisors… as well as to help plan for next year. Students will be advised to select the First Year Seminar class most matching their general interest area.

FYS Submission Form

Fill this form out to submit your FYS for approval.

Term * Required
Name of the faculty submitting the form * Required
First Last
Name of second participating faculty
First Last
Name of third participating faculty
First Last
Submitting faculty email * Required
Departmental affiliation of participating faculty, and how the 5 credit load will be divided between them * Required
How many credit hours of will need to be compensated through Part-Time Overload (PTOL)? * Required
This should be between 0 and 5 credits.
Preliminary Course Title * Required
Draft description for students * Required
First Year Seminar general interest area * Required
Specific freshmen student population targeted (optional) - also describe if FYS class covers a combination of general interest areas
Societal impact justification * Required
Please detail the societal impact of the general interest area this course focuses on, and the professional and academic skills required to achieve that impact that the students will learn in the class
Student involvement opportunities * Required
Provide examples for the opportunities the faculty member will provide or facilitate on or off campus for students in the class to get involved in the societal impact identified above, connecting freshmen to specific disciplines or career opportunities
Specific active learning activities * Required
Identify hands-on, experiential and/or service or community-based learning activities that will comprise a substantial part of classroom experience, and how those activities will allow students to evaluate their experience and aptitude in the specific interest area
Estimated cost of class activities per student * Required
Justification for cost * Required
Please explain how you estimated the average cost per student for the activities
Study skill support and peer mentoring plan * Required
Identify how faculty will support the development of student study skills, assisted by a PLUS tutor, and how they will utilize an undergraduate TA, majoring in the same general interest area, to support classroom instruction and activities, incorporating peer mentoring
Preferred class session days (select all that apply) * Required
- Select All
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Preferred FYS Start Time * Required
Preferred FYS End Time * Required
GE Learning Outcomes - Set 1 * Required
GE Learning Outcomes - Set 2 * Required
Which General Education Breadth Area is most appropriate for your class? * Required
Availability for Learning Community in Spring quarter * Required
We'll start a Learning Community of the First Year Seminar faculty during Spring quarter to learn from each other. Specific times will be coordinated between faculty selected to teach in AY 23-24.
- Yes, participating faculty will participate in the Learning Community during Spring quarter
- No, participating faculty will not be able to participate in the training
By submitting this form, you acknowledge that you will participate in the assessment of your First Year Seminar by incorporating the General Education Student Learning Outcomes Rubric in Canvas to an appropriate assignment, and that you will incorporate a reflective essay as an assignment into the class, so we can get feedback from the students in terms of the impact of the course on their experience.

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