National Learning Communities Conference (NLCC)
Kennesaw State University is one of five schools in a consortium that hosts the annual National Learning Communities Conference.

For information about the Fourteenth Annual National Learning Communities Conference: November 12-14, 2009, Marietta, Georgia, see the
conference website.

Learning Communities
First-Year Learning Communities are innovative offerings designed around clusters of General Education courses. A group of 25 students is enrolled in the same sections of 2-4 courses. Learning Communities are designed around interesting themes as well as disciplines and majors. With the additional support afforded by Learning Communities, students are much more likely to be successful at KSU.

All full-time, first-year students with fewer than 15 credit hours are required to sign up for either a learning community or a first-year seminar (KSU 1101 or KSU 2290). Students will register for either KSU 1101 or a learning community during Orientation.

Spring 2010 Learning Communities
Schedule of learning communities offered in the Spring 2010 semester.

Students Connecting:
Learning Communities & First-Year Seminar
Fall 2009
"Students Connecting" is a booklet that should be read by incoming first-year students before summer orientation/registration. It explains our approach, lists learning community themes, and defines the first-year seminar. A schedule of learning communities and themed first-year seminar courses is also included in the booklet.

DISCLAIMER: Every effort was made to assure that the information in the "Students Connecting" booklet was accurate when it went to press. However, it is possible that some course schedule information may have changed, such as CRNs (Course Registration Numbers), instructors, rooms, and/or times. Please check the Registrar’s website for the most recent information (https://web.kennesaw.edu/registrar).

Benefits of Learning Communities

• Integrated assignments and experiences through General Education courses
• Easier to form study groups
• Easier to get to know the other students in your classes
• Learn from professors who are interested in first-year students
• Registration is fast and simple

Awards and Recognitions for the Learning Communities Program:
U.S. News & World Report named us one of the top colleges for Academic Programs: Learning Communities in “America’s Top Colleges 2006” issue.

For more information, please contact the Department of First-Year Programs
(678) 797-2471.

Meet the Coordinator of Learning Communities: Dr. David R. Thompson

Send emails regarding this web site to: david_thompson@kennesaw.edu
This page last modified September 25, 2009.
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