METR 311 Reentry Seminar: Transitioning to College and Beyond
This 4-credit reentry seminar critically engages students with lived experience of incarceration in academic inquiry while supporting them as they transition into college and reentry life. The course integrates theoretical discussion, critical reflection, and practical skill-building to help students navigate higher education, employment pathways, and community reintegration. Students participate in weekly academic classes as well as small-group mentoring sessions that provide a supportive learning community that focus on collective growth and shared knowledge.
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective May 7, 2026 to December 14, 2026
Learning outcomes
General
- Analyze the role of higher education in reentry, including how colleges can function as sites of opportunity, exclusion, support, and transformation.
- Build upon key concepts related to reentry, education, higher education, recidivism, and desistance, using both academic frameworks and lived experience.
- Identify and analyze critical barriers for reentry, using a combination of a personal narrative and published research.
- Demonstrate practical college and career readiness skills, including résumé writing, interview preparation, professional communication, and self-advocacy.
- Navigate college systems and resources, identifying strategies for academic success, help-seeking, time management, and persistence.
Fall 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Reentry Seminar: Transitioning to College and Beyond | Books for METR-311-01 Fall 2026 | Course details for METR-311-01 Fall 2026 |