Academic Transitions
Nervous about the transition from high school to college? Excited to learn as much as you can from your university courses? Want to maximize your grade point average from day one?
This is the class every university student wishes they could have taken before they started college. You will learn and practice the skills you'll need to thrive in college, including how to:
- Keep organized and stay motivated
- Take notes and read texts
- Study effectively
Mastering these skills before you start your first term at university will save you time and energy—and equip you to begin your college experience with confidence.
Course Overview
Academic Transition is an online, asynchronous class offered online through Calvin University. You can complete the course at times that work for you while meeting weekly deadlines.
Knight Scholars and TRIO-eligible students: You will receive an email invitation to register for this class at a discounted rate. Since you have already been admitted to Calvin, it's just a few clicks to confirm your spot!
Summer for incoming Calvin students
- 2 credits
- Online
- Seven weeks from July 1 to August 16
- 8–12 hours of focused work each week
- $1150
Fall/Spring for high school students
- 2 credits
- Online
- 15 weeks during fall or spring semester
- 4-6 hour of focused work each week.
Course Content
We created this course by listening to what students said was most important in the transition from high school to university learning. It is rooted in the interdisciplinary field of learning studies and combined content from a variety of fields.
The course units cover ownership, learning, note-taking, reading, studying, questions, motivation, planning and organization, productivity, focus, wellness, mindset, taking exams, and metacognition.
Each unit contains videos, readings, interactive activities, quizzes, and discussion boards.
In their words
Over 400 students have already take Academic Transitions online to prepare them for the transition to college. Although online interaction takes work, students have reported they appreciate the class content and getting to know their peers.
ASC 111 greatly increased my confidence for going to college.
The skills I have learned from this class have been invaluable. I plan to use these skills in college to effectively and efficiently aid my learning.
An important skill I learned was to claim my education instead of receiving my education. In college I plan to use this knowledge to motivate me to seek out answers to my questions and to dig deeper in concepts for classes rather than just learn enough to get by.
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