Scholars Day - this weekend

scmom12
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:06:28 +0000

They have only recently really encouraged 101 for honors. In beginning, it was a college skills class aimed at being sure students had knowledge of how to use college resources and to help retention…honors students (and other top students) usually are pro-active enough to not need this. However, they are now finding that many students exempt Eng 101/102 based on AP and now they use this as an extra chance to be sure everyone’s writing is on level for college work. So now there are specific honors and I think capstone sections. I think there are also some sections geared toward specific interest. I know there is one for pre-med. Looking at schedule , there are three sections 180, 181, and 182 reserved for nursing which would be maybe more helpful with specific stradegies for nursing.

Overall, I think teaching may be a little hit and miss with 101 since they have teachers from all over campus, but I think major specific might be better. My D (honors) did not do it. I would say figure out your schedule and then see if it fits. It would not be a class I would work around too much. There are some exceptions, but overall I would say the class in not a killer and is one that is designed for students to be successful in.