First-Year Experience Program

The First-Year Experience program provides tools and guidance designed to promote the successful transition to Marymount University for incoming first-year students and undeclared transfer students. First-year academic advising at Marymount University involves assessing student needs, goals and interests in order to guide students to complete their first year of college successfully. Admitted first-year students and undeclared transfer students meet regularly with their first-year advisor to learn about the Liberal Arts core, general university requirements, and specific requirements within their major field and to discuss academic programs, educational goals, and career plans. Students will be assigned a faculty advisor in their major field at the completion of their first year.

In addition to academic advising, the program collaborates with many campus departments to connect students to curricular and co-curricular experiences that will help them achieve their personal and academic goals through academic workshops and other events. The First -Year Experience Program is also the home to Phi Eta Sigma, which is a national honor society for first-year students who obtain a 3.5 grade point average or higher within their academic semester at Marymount.

All first-year undergraduate and transfer students with fewer than 60 credits are required to enroll in DISCOVER 101 or DISCOVER 201 at Marymount University during their first semester.