First Year Experience:

All first-time two-year Associate of Arts (A.A), and Associate of Science (A.S) degree-seeking students, will be required to complete the First Year Experience Seminar. Students register and complete the seminar in the first semester they enroll. The course orients students to college and examines topics that are important for student success and positive student outcomes.

Students who enroll in the two-credit seminar:

  • All first time, the first year, freshmen students.
  • Any student with 11 or fewer credits, excluding Dual Credit students.
  • Returning/Transfer students who have been out of school for seven years or more and have notearned a degree from Turtle Mountain Community College.

Students that will be exempt:

  • Students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree or two-year Associates degree from an accredited institution of higher learning will not be required to complete the First Year Experience Seminar.