Program Objectives
The First-Year Program at Manhattanville College is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students entering the College with fewer than 30 approved transfer credits (those entering with 30 or more credits are exempt). Its primary goals are:
To provide students with foundational instruction in critical thinking in a First Year Seminar, which also serves as an introduction to the liberal arts curriculum.
To provide intensive foundational instruction in the mechanics of academic writing, with exercises and assignments relating to the Seminar topic.
To build close faculty/student relationships during the first year.