Fall DelaWorld
All first year students will participate in a First Year Experience (FYE). The FYE Program is designed to help you succeed in your particular major (including University Studies). FYE also allows you to meet other students in your major, learn about resources at UD, and feel more at home on our campus.
Prior to DelaWorld 101, you should visit www.ugs.udel.edu/fye. By answering a few simple questions online, you will be able to see your FYE assignment. For most students, your FYE assignment is based on the major to which you have been admitted and may also influence your course selection, residence hall assignment, and fall schedule. For students in the Honors Program, participation in the Honors Program is your FYE.
During DelaWorld, you will confirm your FYE with your academic advisor while working on your fall schedule. You may also visit the FYE Information table to have your remaining questions answered. The First Year Experience program is based on major and includes four different types: LIFE Clusters, First Year Seminars (FYS), the Honors Program, and Pathways Courses.
LIFE (Learning Integrated Freshman Experience) is an academic living-learning experience for first-year college students. LIFE students live in the same residence hall and form learning communities organized around an academic course and UNIV 101. Students engage in thematically related activities outside of the classroom and develop a collaborative project. The LIFE cluster and learning community are under the leadership of an advanced undergraduate peer mentor and a LIFE mentor. The cluster involves study groups, discussion groups, tutoring, service learning projects, field trips, lectures, and social activities.
FYS stands for First Year Seminar and refers to courses which are discipline specific and offered by departments for incoming majors to introduce students to the expectations of an academic major or career. Athletics and University Studies also offer seminars. These seminars do not have a residence hall component.
Pathways courses are thematic, integrative courses for first-year students designed to introduce students to the academic resources of the university and to teach basic intellectual skills required for a successful undergraduate experience. Pathways courses do not have a residence hall component.
We understand that where you live is important! All FYE programs have a residence hall component - meaning that you will live in the same residence hall with other students in your cluster and major. This housing component provides a social structure and academic support system for students in the cluster. All LIFE clusters live in traditional freshman residence halls around campus.