GWS 101 - Ferrum Gateway Seminar (GWS)

Credit Hour(s): 1
The Ferrum Gateway Seminar is designed to assist new students in making a successful transition to Ferrum College. This course helps students begin their college experience with an integrating, grounding academic experience centered on a topic of inquiry which is systematically explored. Throughout this academic inquiry, this course is intentionally designed to build foundational academic skills, encourage social connections between students and faculty, and help students achieve familiarity with campus resources and college policies. The Ferrum Gateway Seminar is required during the first semester for all full-time freshmen. If you are a transfer student with 24 or more credits (excluding dual enrollment credits earned), you may decide to opt out of taking the Gateway Seminar. The course meets twice weekly for the first 7 weeks of the semester. 1 Credit(s). Course will meet for the first half of the semester only, two contact hours a week. Contact Hour(s).

Course Session Cycle: FASP