Start strong: choose your team
New first-year students are assigned a First Year Seminar, a three-credit, semester-long course in which a faculty member and a student Academic Mentor are there to support you.
The Franklin Faculty member who teaches your First Year Seminar also serves as your Academic Advisor, and the seminar provides an opportunity for you and your classmates to get to know them. A student with expertise in the subject matter of your First Year Seminar is appointed by the faculty member as an Academic Mentor for the course. Your Academic Mentor participates in your First Year Seminar to help new students manage the opportunities and challenges of university-level coursework.