Official Course Description: This first-year experience (FYE) course aims to construct a strong foundation for collegiate success and personal growth
by cultivating connections between students, faculty, Student Affairs, and campus life programming. The course explores the physical, emotional, and social considerations for a successful transition to college. Competencies essential
for inter-professional collaborative practice are highlighted, including knowledge of health profession roles and responsibilities, communication, teamwork, and foundational skills. Through discussion, varied assignments and self-
reflection, students examine their own development as learners and as individuals. This course is open to students in the major of applied exercise science, athletic training, dental hygiene, health, wellness and occupational studies, nursing, nutrition, public health, social work, and pre-pharmacy
Student Course Description: This course is a course required for first year students who are members of the Westbrook College of Health Professions. This course helps introduce first-year students to facility on campus, resources around campus like SASC, introduce them to campus and life on campus, and upperclassmen who can give them advice from another students perspective. IHS-130 also helps students transfer from the flow of high school into the flow of college, by offering advice and guiding them to someone who can help.
