Academics
 

First Year Experience

Ready. Set. Learn! At Molloy College, you'll begin your first semester as part of a freshman learning community which is a group of student learners in linked courses. Freshman learning communities at Molloy allow freshmen to:

  • Explore an interest or become acquainted with a major field of study
  • Participate in a community of learners, fellow freshmen enrolled in the same courses
  • Form friendships with fellow students and bonds with faculty as you learn
  • Sharpen skills necessary to succeed in college
  • Fulfill general education or major degree requirements
  • Learn how to make the best use of resources available to Molloy students

Freshmen become part of a learning community built around a particular theme or course of study.

Fall  Freshman Learning Communities

  • The Child as Learner
  • The Adolescent Experience: The Learning Curve
  • Business and Communications
  • Art, Healing and Human Development
  • Keeping America Healthy 
  • Law and Order
  • One To Many: An Exploration in the Social Sciences
  • Breaking the Glass Ceiling
  • The American Experience
  • The Logic Behind the Message
  • Human Connections
  • Albertus Magnus Program: American Innovation
  • Albertus Magnus Program: Writing for College Success
  • Albertus Magnus Program: Justice for All: Ethics and the Modern World
  • Albertus Magnus Program: The Power of Words
  • Albertus Magnus Program: General Psychology
  • Freshman Leadership Institute
  • Honors Program: The Modern World: Global Perspectives-Fall Program
  • Honors Program for Nursing Students: The Modern World: Global Perspectives-Fall Program

Each Freshman Learning Community includes a course called FST 101, The College Experience, a one-credit course required for all Molloy freshmen.  FST 101:

  •  Aids students in making a successful transition to college studies
  •  Sharpens important skills needed for college success, such as note taking, time management and library research
  • Explores major and career options
  • Answers student questions about advisement and registration
  •  Helps students become involved in campus activities
  • Helps students make the best use of a wide array of campus services

Coming to Molloy in the fall?
We are happy to announce our common reading selection for 2013, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. Pick up your copy at freshman registration, and join us for a good read!