First-Year Cohort Program Learning Outcomes

Academic Success

  • Students will discover opportunities to connect with and explore academic departments, and will be encouraged to consider potential majors.

  • Students will visit an academic department in person.

  • Students will be introduced to research opportunities at NYU.

  • Students will enroll in a First-Year Seminar, a small course that allows them to establish a relationship with a professor and their peers.

Personal and Career Development

  • Students will be connected with the Wasserman Center for Career Development via an in-person cohort visit and customized session led by a Wasserman Career Coach, their advisor, and their College Leader.

  • Students will create a Handshake account to explore and connect with relevant professional opportunities.

  • Students will build an understanding of Wasserman services and resources.

  • Students will interact with and explore difference via CAS Orientation programs, the first-year cohort meeting curriculum, and cohort-wide events led by their College Leader.

  • Students will be introduced to peers that are engaged and connected in and outside of the classroom through a student panel.

Community Engagement

  • Students will build community and connections -- in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings -- within their cohorts and throughout the first-year class, beginning with CAS Orientation events and progressing through the year. 

  • Students will be introduced to/connect with the larger NYC community through service activities during orientation and throughout the year.

  • Students will have opportunities to connect with the larger campus through the First-Year Class Board’s on-campus, large-scale events.

Leadership Experience