This course emphasizes early academic planning that aligns students’ aptitudes, career interests, and life goals. In addition to the early development of a comprehensive academic life plan, first-time-in-college students will learn about HC’s sup- port services and how to navigate toward successful comple- tion of courses and programs. Moreover, students will engage with the College community in meaningful ways to help pre- pare them to realize their academic and career goals. Pedagog- ical approaches include lecture, faculty-advisor partnership, peer group collaboration, library research, self-exploration, written reflection, oral presentation, experiential learning, and other modalities.