METR 101 First Year Seminar: Your Academic Journey
This first-year seminar prepares students for, and challenges them with, college-level academic inquiry. Anchored around a book selected by the faculty instructor, this course invites students to explore big questions across disciplines, develop habits of critical inquiry, and engage actively with their local and broader communities.
Through reading, writing, discussion, and place-based learning, students will strengthen their analytical thinking, written and oral communication, and collaborative skills. The course integrates place-based learning and community engagement to help students connect theory to practice, personal experience to academic study, and individual goals to larger social contexts
3 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 18, 2026 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Develop an understanding of the philosophy, practices, requirements, and expectations of higher education at Metropolitan State University
- Demonstrate interdisciplinary thinking by making connections across academic fields, personal experiences, and place-based, societal issues.
- Engage critically with texts through close reading, discussion, and analytical writing focused on a central book and related materials.
- Practice effective communication skills through written assignments, oral presentations, and collaborative projects.
- Apply critical thinking and reflection to analyze complex, local and global problems from multiple perspectives.
- Identify student success resources available at the university and in the wider community, including academic advising, library resources, tutoring, career and psychological counseling, internships, and student life and leadership, among others.