Wheaton’s Compass First-Year Experience (FYE) serves as a welcoming introduction to our Compass Curriculum and the values that define our community: intellectual curiosity, global citizenship, experiential learning, social justice, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to collaborative learning.
Compass FYEs offer students a roadmap to academic and personal success by combining the intellectual excitement of exploring a topic of interest with a personalized learning strategies pathway. This integrated approach helps students build foundational knowledge and develop essential skills for academic success, equipping them to thrive not only in their FYE course but also throughout their college journey.
Section topics vary from year to year and are available within the College Catalog on Banner. Recent sections have covered topics in the arts, ecology, international relations, social and public policy, the sciences and history. Students typically select their top FYE choices and are then placed into a section by late June before registering for other first-semester courses.
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