First-Year Students

First-Year Advisement

We offer tailored advisement for all first-year students during their first semester and second semester. During these advisement sessions, you will discuss general education requirements, and learn about college policies and course options.

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First-Year Online Workshop

All incoming first-year students are enrolled in the online first-year topics workshop via Blackboard. These topics will help you develop habits that are essential to your academic success and promote self-awareness and self-reliance by addressing the following topics:

• Topic 1: HelpSeeking and Principles of College Success
• Topic 2: Time Management
• Topic 3: Finding a Home on Campus and Forging Relationships
• Topic 4: Studying and Test-Taking
• Topic 5: Academic Research, Writing, and Citations
• Topic 6: CUNYfirst, BC/CUNY Portals, DegreeWorks, and Self-Enrollment
• Topic 7: Academic Planning and Advisement
• Topic 8: Stress Management and Self-Care
• Topic 9: Career Exploration
• Topic 10: Scholarships and Financial Literacy

First-Year Reserved Courses

FCY collaborates with academic departments to reserve seats/courses for first year students. Seats/courses are reserved to ensure that first-year students have the opportunity to enroll in a minimum of 15 credits.

Contact Information

First College Year
3207 Boylan Hall
E: firstcollegeyear@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5254

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