FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

SUCCESSWITH BUTTE COLLEGE’S

GET SET FORDEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES

(based on Common Core Curricula)

In First Year Experience Student Success courses (LM40, CSL20, HLTH2, CLP30, READ126), students will learn to:

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE

1. Identify and access appropriate college resources

2. Articulate a basic understanding of the structure of higher education, including educational planning for career and transfer pathways

3. Identify and apply self-management strategies, including time, stress, and financial management

4. Articulate a deepened understanding of self

5. Define goal-setting strategies and develop personally meaningful goals

6. Articulate and implement concepts related to personal health and wellness

7. Identify their unique learning style and strengths, employing these understandings in the development and implementation of study skills and strategies

8. Employ strategies for effective interpersonal communication

9. Utilize basic tools within the Canvas computer learning management system

Order off every section of this menu to make the most of your Butte College experience!

Butte College provides a comprehensive First-Year Experience program for new students that:

• Empowers you as a learner,

• Integrates you into the college community and campus life,

• Readies you for successful transitions into future transfer and career pathways.

“MENU FOR SUCCESS”AT BUTTE COLLEGE

(530) 895-2511 • www.butte.edu/FYE

3536 Butte Campus Drive Oroville, CA 95965

The FYE Faculty

NEW STUDENTS START HERE

New Student OrientationRoadrunner RushWelcome Week

UTILIZE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Center for Academic Success:

• Tutoring• Tutor-supported Drop-in Computer Labs• Study Skills Workshops• Group Study Guide Sessions• Student Athlete Success Program • Individual Study Guide Sessions

GET INVOLVED

Students who get involved on campus make great connections, enjoy college life, and achieve better success:

• Campus Clubs and Organizations• Student Government• Mentoring Programs• Leadership Opportunities• Events & Activities• Year-Round Campus Happenings• Culture & Community Center• Veterans Center...and much more!

“MENU FOR SUCCESS”

LEARN TO SUCCEED - YOUR FIRST YEAR AT BUTTE

Enroll in one of these “First Year Experience/Student Success Courses” during your first year to give you the college and life skills you need:

Make sure you have the computer, technology, and research skills you need to succeed in your classes:

• Library workshops• CAS Computer Labs• Canvas for Students• Digital Literacy Courses

• Life Management (LM 40)• College & Life Success (CSL 20)• Career & Life Planning (CLP 30)• Health & Wellness (HLTH 2)• College Study Skills (READ 126)

After you receive your Assessment scores, take the appropriate Math and English classes in your first year.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Physical and Mental Health Services:

• Student Health Center• Safe Place • Counseling Center

Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS):

• Power Center• Tutor-Assisted Learning Project• Resources and Support

Disabled Students Programs and Services Child Development Center

REALIZE YOUR FUTURE

Academic Calendar

Library

Academic Advising

Career Counseling

Honors

Phi Theta Kappa

MESA

TRiO

Students who participate in the FYE

program have an overall success rate of

77.4%

more likely to achieve transfer readiness

more likely to complete an Associate Degree

32%

23%

Students who successfully completed an FYE course were: