ADEX1151 · Advancing Studies

Woods College Formative Seminar

ADV

This one credit course aims to support new Woods College students as they transition to college life, while helping them make the most of their Boston College experience. The course will expose students to Boston College on and off campus resources to facilitate their academic success and further deepen their connection to BC. Topics will include time management skills, career planning, ideas and strategies for engaging in critical thinking, communication, study skills and library research, and identifying and utilizing on campus and community resources geared for student success. Students will be empowered to make the most of their BC experience by engaging in reflection and self assessment as they create an academic plan and career plan. This course is designed to be taken with the opening course to the Woods College Core Curriculum, and students should register for the corresponding section of ADEX1150 The Examined Lifeat the same time they register for ADEX1151 Woods College Formative Seminar. Transfer students with more than 30 credits are exempt from the Formative Seminar requirement.