Course Details

Course offered Winter 2003

H A&S 350 C: Making the Most of Your UW Experience

Credits: 2

Note: Priority is given to freshman and sophomores in this seminar. If you wish to enroll in this class, you must first meet with Julie Villegas in the Honors Program. Please email the Honors Program to set up an appointment.

This seminar provides a venue for students to explore opportunities and resources available at the University of Washington that will support their personal and professional goals. At an early stage in your UW experience, you will actively engage in the development of a personal vision for your future. Through interaction with faculty, staff and students, you will craft a mission statement and investigate opportunities and programs in leadership, service, research, mentorship, and scholarships. You will begin to develop the tools necessary to craft a cohesive, evolving plan of action to use while at the UW. These tools will be useful for graduate school and the professional fields.

Course Objectives:

1) Develop a map and plan of action 2) Develop a mission statement, which will lead to a personal statement; 3) Effectively present academic and personal goals to mentors, faculty, scholarship committees and graduate schools 4) Become more engaged in achieving goals–take a pro-active role by understanding resources available and how to use them well.