INTS

Strategies (including tools and skill development) to help students create greater success in college and in life are introduced in this course. The course provides an interactive environment for students to identify their motivations and op- portunities for personal growth, engage in academic and career goal and decision making, and explore campus resources and services. Through these tools, skills, resources, and services, students are empowered to take ownership and control of their academic and personal life outcomes and experiences. Student Learning Outcomes: * Recognize how to take personal responsibility, gaining greater control over the outcomes and experiences created both in college and in life * Contrive greater inner motivation by discovering their own personally mean- ingful goals * Identify and employ numerous strategies for taking control of their time and energy, allowing them to move more effectively and efficiently toward the ac- complishment of their goals and dreams * Create and develop mutually supportive relationships that will support them to achieve their goals and dreams as they assist others to achieve theirs * Identify and revise self-defeating patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion as well as unconscious limiting beliefs * Recognize and use effective strategies for managing distressing emotions and increasing an inner sense of well being and happiness * Describe how to develop self-acceptance, self-confidence, self-respect, self- love, and unconditional self-worth * Demonstrate improved writing skills through the extensive writing practice offered by guided journal entries * Define methods, tools, and thinking skills essential for analyzing and solving problems in academic, professional, and personal lives * Identify the personal qualities and skills that employers identify as essential fo PLEASE NOTE: All program plans are preliminary and curriculum ma 2026-2027 St. Cloud Technical & Community College excelling in the world of work * Synthesize identified services, resources, tools, and skills for individual suc- cess (1 C: 1 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other) d

Subject

INTS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

sctcc.edu

This course is designed to bridge the transition into the college experience for incoming students. During this course, students are introduced to the culture of higher education through learning to set goals, staying motivated, developing ef- fective study habits, time management skills, balancing responsibilities, building connections, and creating a plan for success from college to career. Student Learning Outcomes: * Create a plan for success from college to career. * Apply effective learning strategies for academic success. * Demonstrate short-term, mid-term, and long-term goal setting * Demonstrate time management by assessing and prioritizing commitments to maximize college success. * Identify campus and community support services. * Understand the role of financial literacy in a plan for success from college to career * Develop strategies to build and maintain motivation * Integrate the seven dimensions of wellness into the student’s academic plan * Demonstrate strategies to communicate effectively and proactively with instructors and other support staff. * Navigate online learning platforms. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)

Subject

INTS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

sctcc.edu