HD 100: First Year Experience
1 Credit, Graded Cr/NC (Credit or No-Credit)
Attendance is Mandatory
Bellevue College
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REQUIRED TEXT
First Year Experience Course Manual
- Text provided at start of class
- Bring your manual each day of class
COURSE DESCRIPTION
HD 100 develops a better understanding of the learning process and essential academic success skills and abilities.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of HD 100: First Year Experience, students will:
- Know where and how to access support services available at BC
- Understand college vocabulary and BC terminology
- Identify characteristics of successful students and identify barriers to college success
- Develop personal strategies for success
- Understand the importance of diversity in the college environment
- Know how to register, receive advising, access online advising resources, and plan for their education
- Establish social connections with cohort and establish academic connections with BC faculty and staff
The Disability Resource Center (DRC)
The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.
If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.
If you are a student with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is an additional access program available to you. Contact or 425.564.2764. ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D125.
The DRC office is located in B132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. Please visit our website for application information into our program and other helpful links at
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
- Students are expected to attend all FYE class sessions and arrive on time. Failure to attend any of the components or sessions of FYE will result in a grade of NC on your transcript.
- Student participation in class activities is what makes the class a fun and productive learning experience.
- Students are responsible for contacting classmates to get notes and information that they miss.
GRADING
- Your grade will be determined by your attendance and participation in all class sessions
- Your course schedule will be reviewed with you by the instructor, and you will be asked to complete minimal assignments outside of class
CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
- All electronic devices must be turned OFF and put away during class.
- Earphones, iPods, etc. are other examples of electronic devices that are not permitted in class.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
No guests. Students must be registered for this class in order to attend.
No wandering in and out of the classroom.
Students who sleep through class will be marked absent.
Cell phones, iPods, ear phones, and any other device that could be disruptive should be turned off and put away during class.
Be respectful of others. No talking while other people are speaking.
Come to class prepared and ready to participate.
Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Dean of Student Success for possible disciplinary sanctions. Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available here:
HD 100 Syllabus, Updated Fall 2016,EKolby