Welcome New Students!
What is the First-Year Experience (FYE)?
FYE is designed to support first-year students as they transition to college life. The program engages and encourages students to become active members of the larger MCC community. Making new students aware of academic and co-curricular opportunities helps them become more involved and successful in their studies. First-year students also work with advisors to create a unique academic and financial plan for their education and future.
Register for IDS courses today!
Benefits of the First-Year Experience
National research has shown what we at Middlesex have intuitively known all along: Students are more successful in completing courses, in graduation rates, and in overall achievement when they are personally engaged with their college.
The First-Year Experience introduces the following Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs):
- Written and oral communication
- Critical thinking
- Quantitative literacy
- Multicultural and global literacy
- Social responsibility
- Personal and professional development
Contact Deborah Botker
Department Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies
978-322-8408
botkerd@middlesex.mass.edu
Academically and Socially Enriching
and Engaging
