UNV - University Program Series

Introduces students to personal learning and study strategies. Emphasis on creating and implementing individualized plans to address student weaknesses while leveraging their strengths.

Enrichment course consisting of analytical and reflective reading, discussion, and problem solving regarding contemporary social issues and potential solutions.  Required for all first-year Top Scholars.  Enrollment limited to Top Scholar recipients.

This course is designed to prepare students for their professional careers. Students learn how to apply design thinking to different careers options based on their individual skills, personality tendencies, and work interests. Students also explore potential vocational callings, the steps to identifying and securing internships, and how to prepare for their professional lives after graduation. Students learn how to construct professional mission statements, examine different career alternatives, determine personality tendencies, develop professional skills, and build professional networks.

This course is designed to strengthen skills in collegiate-level mathematics. Students will study basic principles of mathematics that relate to real-life applications. The course will also prepare students for math courses in their program of study. The course is only open to students participating in the Success Academy or to students given permission by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Elective credit only.

This course is designed to strengthen skills in collegiate-level reading. Students will develop their reading skills while working through discipline-specific content. Students will also build their vocabulary and comprehension. This course is only open to students participating in the Success Academy or to students given permission by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Elective credit only.

This course is designed to strengthen skills in collegiate-level writing. Students will study basic principles of writing and grammar. They will be exposed to examples of writing that reflect three key realms of their lives (personal, academic and work) to help them understand the critical way in which writing will have an impact on the many facets of their lives. This course is only open to students participating in the Success Academy or to students given permission by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Elective credit only.

Using information from online resources and their own experiences, students will research a desirable career in their field. They will also research an alternative career that utilizes the same abilities and skills. Students will reflect on personal characteristics and education that will contribute to their success in ideal and alternate careers, and how their choices will contribute to a lifetime of personal significance. Students will apply what they have learned through creation of a resume and participate in a mock interview by phone, in person, or via video conference.

This course will prove information for a successful academic experience.  Topics will include an exploration of stewardship, the mission and history of the University and student support services, student responsibilities and the growth mindset.  Students will examine their resources, skills and attributes with a goal of increased self-awareness culminating with the creation of a personal definition of success and significance.  This course runs concurrently with the student's first course at Ottawa University and is facilitated by the student's academic advisor.