History First-Year Learning Community
One of the unique features of our undergraduate program is its first-year learning community. We started this program 17 years ago to offer entering freshmen access to our best teachers and courses, with field experiences, hands-on learning, and dedicated advising and mentorship. As a result, our majors graduated on time with higher GPAs than their peers. Due to its success, this small-group-learning-in-a-large-university is now an integral part of our major. Grouped around two history seminars, entering freshmen get to learn, laugh, and explore together. They build friendships and accelerate their academic and social skill sets. We also offer the opportunity for cohort housing in CF Lynch Freshmen Hall (optional). Please click on this link to apply, today!!!!
The HLC program consists of:
- Two courses – one course per semester – with preferential registration for additional history electives.
- Dedicated year-long academic advising/mentoring/planning.
- Field trips, eyewitness encounters, and opportunities to explore.
Our HLC first-year program has been particularly beneficial to students because it focuses on academic planning and career orientation, combining the prized analytical competencies of history with skill sets of other disciplines. This allows our first-year students to satisfy the University-mandated Prospect for Success requirement within our major, and to study with purpose and clarity.
QUESTIONS? Please contact Dr. David Johnson at dajohns1@charlotte.edu. Again, you can apply at this link.
