Pursuant to NISS recommendations, UNG launched a 1CH FYE course with a pilot group in fall 2025. The pilot group includes all associate degree-seeking students, bachelor’s degree-seeking students in Education programs, and all students with co-requisite learning requirements. Enrollment in UNG 1101 for fall 2025 is ~1600 students
In the pilot year, UNG will track the percentage of students enrolled who successfully complete UNG 1101 at the end of each term; additionally, the 1-year retention rate of students who successfully complete the course will be tracked at census each fall.
Successful completion of the course will be assessed using A-D grades at the end of each term
A course development committee designed UNG 1101 during the last academic year, and the course was approved internally by all levels of academic review. Learning objectives are focused on developing students’ sense of engagement and belonging, using appropriate campus resources to create an academic plan to reach personal goals, and awareness of one's strengths. Finally, policies have been updated to support students’ enrollment in the course.
The course was offered as noted above to new students starting in the fall 2025 term
The FYE will be a required course for all new undergraduate students starting fall 2026. Preparations are under way to schedule approximately 175 sections of the course across all campuses, including online. The director of the FYE program will be hiring instructors in spring/summer 2026.
Resources to offer enough sections of UNG 1101 will be one of the most significant challenges. Physical space limitations and the availability of enough qualified instructors will stretch the institution.
