First year Seminar and English
First Year Seminar Learning Community is a partially integrated course that pairs an FYS class and ENG class. The same group of students are taking the same FYS and ENG back-to-back. The class is taught by two teachers who know each other, plan assignments together, and have your best interests in mind. Students who are part of a learning community at Harper feel more supported, have a greater sense of community and do better in their classes.
Theme Based
Partially Integrated
Two different courses are scheduled back-to-back with the same cohort of students. Both faculty are present in each other’s class periods for 50% of the time*. Lectures, activities, and assignments are designed and presented as collaboratively as possible.
Fully Integrated
Two different courses are scheduled back-to-back with the same cohort of students. Both faculty are present for the entire time during both class periods. Lectures, activities, and assignments are designed and presented as collaboratively as possible. Two different courses are scheduled back-to-back with the same cohort of students. Both faculty are present in each other’s class periods for 50% of the time*. Lectures, activities, and assignments are designed and presented as collaboratively as possible.
*When this is not practical due to course pairing, workload should be met through
other means.
Students receive separate credit and separate grades for both classes in the Learning Community. If you take a three credit-hour ENG 101 linked with a three-credit hour PSY 101, you receive six hours of credit. Your classes will be listed separately on your transcript.
Students frequently register for Learning Communities courses on recommendations from peers and counselors or sometimes because of a specific theme. Students enjoy the convenient scheduling of courses that the Learning Communities Program provides. Many Learning Communities offerings allow students to register for two classes that fulfill General Education requirements.
For step-by-step instructions, see the Register page.