First Year Experience Seminar Courses

These courses were developed to assist students with successfully transferring into the University, and developing effective, self-management and academic success strategies.

Office of Freshmen Studies

The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Office of Freshmen Studies (OFS) offers life skills courses. The courses offered are First Year Experience (FYE) and Academic Success Transition courses to acclimatize new students to Student Life Skills (SLS) to embrace those in recovery or those in need of finding the right career path. Throughout our students' FAMU experience, we provide the environment to expand their curiosity for learning. The academic success of our students will not only enhance their knowledge but unlock opportunities and open doors for the future.

The FYE course is designed so that each student who completes the course participates in Excel training and research, allowing them to earn a certificate of completion for intermediate Excel expertise. The Academic Success courses help students understand the transition necessary to restore and maintain good academic standing, progress, and graduate as holistic rattlers who can assume any role imaginable.

To be successful, the SLS team [administrators, instructors, and teaching assistants] expects students to be present and engaged, striking that balance in the classroom and independent studying, assignments, and activities. Gone are the days when students should come to college just to get a job upon graduation but be prepared for entrepreneurship and the global market.

Our team believes to be Rattler-ready, students must learn life skills that admonish the whole student -- professional and personal development skills. We aim to use holistic approaches as today's society demands embracing and perpetuating diversity and inclusion.