Residential Freshman Interest Groups – FIGs
- FIGs are available only for first-year students during their first term (fall)
- A FIG Academic Assistant (FA) is assigned to each FIG. FAs are outstanding undergraduates who work with the College Connections instructors to lead study groups and discussions.
- FIGs are limited to twenty-five students each, but the general-education classes that make up the FIG can be larger.
- Statistically, FIG participants earn better first-year grades than students who go it alone.
A residential FIG consists of twenty-five first-year students who take two general-education courses together during fall
term and live in the halls together throughout the year. We've found that FIG communities support the academic success of
their members (evidenced by higher grade point averages), while promoting students' independence and creativity.
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