First-Year Programs | American University

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Bass, Scott A.
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Office of the Provost
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Start college by joining a circle of students, faculty and mentors who share your goals and passions.

Learning Communities

Explore a topic outside the classroom and inside.

Students choose between linked courses that examine issues from different perspectives, or single classes that offer community-based research and learning opportunities. Join when you register for your first-year courses.

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University College

A place to call home.

This groundbreaking program combines seminar work with a residential setting and exciting opportunities for supervised learning activities in Washington, D.C. Reserve your place when you are admitted to AU.

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Honors 101

The Honors First-Year Experience.

Honors 101 begins the first-year experience for incoming freshmen accepted into to the University Honors Program.

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Who Will You Meet in First Year Programs?

AU’s Best Faculty

Albert Cheh has a way of inspiring students about science—even lit majors whose palms get sweaty at the thought of donning a lab coat.

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Peer Mentors

Frankie Martin's journey began with an honors class—and a brilliant teacher. Akbar Ahmed, Islamic scholar and Pakistan’s former ambassador to Great Britain.

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Engaged Students

Location is what drew Chip Corbett to American University. Four years later, it's all about philosophy—and his foray into the experiential world of the University College.

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