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Part of University College, the Department of First Year Programs represents academic initiatives specifically designed for first-year students that support and promote student success at Kennesaw State University. Programs include the nationally recognized First-Year Seminar program and the large, innovative Learning Communities initiative.

•Awards and Recognitions for First-Year Programs:
U.S. News & World Report has again recognized KSU for having one of the best “First-Year Experience Programs” in “America’s Top Colleges 2007” issue:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/acadprogs01_brief.php

KSU is also recognized as one of the top colleges in the nation for Academic Programs: Learning Communities:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/acadprogs02_brief.php

•Get Global:
The Department of First-Year Programs proudly supports “Get Global,” the university’s QEP initiative. For more information, please see the Web site:
http://www.kennesaw.edu/getglobal.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of First-Year Programs is an essential part of University College's interdisciplinary, collegial faculty that focuses on student engagement, scholarship of teaching and learning, professional service, and the enhancement of the University's nationally recognized first-year seminar and learning communities for first-year students.

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