SLS 1501 Strategies for College Success
University of Central Florida
College of Education
Face-to-Face, Virtual, Synchronous
16 weeks
About the Course
SLS 1501 (Strategies for Success) is a 3-credit hour elective letter grade course designed to assist students in transitioning to the University and collegiate life. In a small engaging classroom setting, the course helps students build a strong academic foundation by developing important life and study skills. Students also learn and apply critical thinking skills towards diversity and social justice issues, career-readiness and other topics that promote student success persistence through the first year and beyond.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of SLS 1501, you will:
Increase self-efficacy and confidence in performing college-level tasks and make effective decisions that will promote retention, persistence, and graduation as a highly competitive UCF Knight.
Develop effective short-term and long-term goals and apply action steps needed to reach your goals.
Understand college-level research inclusive of peer-reviewed research, effective presentation skills (written, oral, and multimedia), and writing college-level papers in APA format.
Identify the important co-curricular and high-impact practices that correlate to your intended major and/or career-interests to participate in to strengthen your academic pathways.
Course Dates
August 2018- August 2020
Semester, Year, Course Sections
Fall 2018- Fall 2020, (5 sections)