Credits: 3 hrs Foundations of RAMS Success is designed to familiarize students with WSSU’s resources and community. The goal of the course is to support a successful transition into college life at WSSU by helping students develop the skills, habits, and mindset necessary for academic, personal, and professional growth. Through a structured curriculum, students will develop critical thinking abilities, learn problem-solving techniques, cultivate a commitment to academic success, and explore pathways that connect their academic journey to future career goals. Foundations for RAM Success serves as “practice” to develop the ideas and behaviors students will use all of their other classes and lays the foundation for their undergraduate degree program and future endeavors. Enrollment in the First-Year Experience Seminar is required for the following groups of new students: • All new first-time students. • Transfer students with less than 30 credit hours. • Readmitted students with less than 24 credit hours. Who Can Be Exempt from the Course? Students may be exempted from the First-Year Experience Seminar requirement if they meet at least one of the following criteria. All exemptions must be approved by the Dean of University College (or designee). 1. Transfer of 30 or more credit hours. 2. Re-admit students who completed the FYE 1250/1251 sequence. 3. Attempted completion of the First-Year Experience seminar at least twice.
- Subject
- FYE
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Catalog
- 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.wssu.edu