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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 16.00 Credits
An independent study must be undertaken under the guidance of an EL faculty member, based in an academic department, and be related to the student's course of study. Prerequisite: Permission of the EL instructor
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to academic and campus life at Old Westbury, emphasizing the themes of self-discovery, the meaning of a liberal education, the relationship of the individual to society and the nature of values and of personal and social responsibility. By situating the major intellectual and emotional challenges students confront in their first year of college within the framework of ethics, the course encourages students to evaluate their ideas and assumptions, and the impact of their decisions on themselves, their community and the world. Organized around a series of ever-widening concentric circles, the course moves from a discussion of the role of ethics in individual life, to ethics in personal relationships, to ethics in the Old Westbury community and culminates in the quest for social justice and sustainability in the American and global context. In the process, students are challenged to consider multiple perspectives and to reflect upon their identities, values and aspirations within the larger common good. The course fosters critical thinking and the effective articulation of ideas by introducing students to the close reading of texts and the writing of substantive analytical essays that are the basis of most college learning. Students will also be expected to write weekly reflective journals and to produce a final project. FY1000 is "linked"to a General Education course in a Learning Community. Corequisite: A "linked" general education course will be required.
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2.00 Credits
This is the second semester of a two semester First-Year Seminar course. The First-Year Seminar course provides an intensive orientation to the College at Old Westbury. It is designed to empower students to be active learners and to assist them in clarifying and reaching their educational goals. Students will explore a selected academic topic. Also, topics will be explored related to learning about the campus and academic life, such as critical thinking, campus resources and activities, time management, test preparation, note taking, study techniques, and personal issues. All first-time-to-college students are required to take this course (or FY1001/1002, BE1010, or BE1020) in their first year. Offered Spring only. Prerequesite: FY1001 Co-requisite: A "linked" general education course will be required each semester.
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4.00 Credits
The First-Year Seminar course is specifically designed for students who place into EL0210, Basic English. This course will cover similar material to the FY1000 courses. It will provide an intensive orientation to the College at Old Westbury. It is designed to empower students to be active learners and to assist them in clarifying and reaching their educational goals. Topics will be explored related to learning about the campus and academic life, such as critical thinking, campus resources and activities, time managment, text preparation, note-taking, study techniques and personal issues. Corequisite: EL0201
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 Credits
This course will provide student athletes with an introduct- on to the academic and social requirements of participation- in inter-collegiate athletics. It is designed to help stud- ents who are new to the college manage the responsibilities of being a full-time student, a participant in a varsity sp- ort, and a citizen of the Old Westbury community. Topics covered include the development of study and research skills; communicating effectively with faculty, administra- tors and staff; enhancing the experience of cultural divers- ty; time-management; representing the college in external- arenas; drug and alcohol awareness; sexuality in college - life; and making decision about employment while attending college. Pre-requisite: Permission of Instructor
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2.00 Credits
This course integrates community-based learning and action into the first-year curriculum, challenging students to con- front the big questions and policy issues facing Long Island and the world today by participating in and reflecting upon civic engagement activities. By engaging students both personally and intellectually at the very beginning of their academic journey in structured service-learning activities and reflective projects, this course introduces students to Old Westbury's social justice mission and supports their college and community involvement. The goal of this class is to encourage active learning, to promote inter-cultural understanding, and to build academic, interpersonal learning placement, based upon particular seminar and linked course content and objectives, as well as the needs of community partner organizations. Students will be expected to attend mandatory workshops and campus events. FY2000 is linked to a general education class in a Learning Community. Prerequisite:FY 1000
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4.00 Credits
This course trains students to be effective teaching assistants. Teaching assistants will regularly attend an assigned section of a First-Year Experience Seminar course and work closely with the Instructor of the course. Teaching assistants will also be asked to attend a one-hour a week seminar with the Director of the First-Year Experience Program. Prerequisites: B average; upper-division standing; permission of the First-Year Experience Program.
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4.00 Credits
This course is for students who excelled in Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Seminar, FY3000, in mentoring and providing academic support for students and in assisting the instructor. Teaching Assistants are expected to master the course materials; attend class regularly; hold office hours; provide some tutoring and meet with students informally out- side of class. Undergraduate teaching assistants work closely with the seminar instructor and participate in meet- ings with Learning Community linked course faculty. They will also attend a one-hour a week seminar with the Assistant Director and Director of the First-Year Experience Program. Prerequisite: FY3000; B average; upper-division standing.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the major religions that share a common belief in the God of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will look at the history, beliefs, and practices of each religion separately, but also at the ways they have interacted. These interactions- sometimes peaceful and creative; sometimes violent- have been a major shaping force in western civilization, from the development and transmission of Greek philosophy through the Crusades, the Holocaust and the ongoing definition of "Western values". Study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam leads to a deepened understanding of principles of theology and ethics, as well as current issues in religious and community life.
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