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Undergraduate

  • How will I fit in and build friendships?
  • What will my college professors be like?
  • How will I juggle my classes, study time, and social activities?
  • How do I know if I am in the right major? 
  • Will my college classes be more academically challenging than I can handle?
  • What if I don’t know my major?

Are these some questions racing through your mind? We understand.

Starting university can be an overwhelming time. New academic expectations, new people, and new responsibilities can make the transition both exciting and challenging. Assumption University’s Foundations Learning Communities are here to help you succeed and thrive in your first year.

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Learning Communities

      • Preparing to meet with your advisor to register for classes

    In addition to sharing two classes, you’ll participate in workshops throughout the first semester that provide guidance on how to become a disciplined, resilient college student. The workshops, co-facilitated by a staff member and an upper-class student, address topics such as:

      • Using your time in college effectively

      • Finding a good balance between personal life and academic work

      • Studying effectively for exams

      • Preparing to meet with your advisor to register for classes

  • Not sure about the major you’d like to pursue? Wondering about the classes you need to take? Need help planning your academic career at Assumption? You are carefully matched with a first-year advisor who will assist you with the transition to Assumption.

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Program Contact

Jennifer Morrison, Ph.D.

Jennifer Morrison, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for First-Year Success
508-767-7007 D’alzon Library – Third Floor

The Foundations Program

The Foundations Program will provide you with a Catholic liberal arts education that prepares you for thoughtful and meaningful engagement with your majors and minors, your co-curricular activities, your careers, and your lives more broadly. Enlivened by the Catholic affirmation of the harmony of faith and reason, Foundations will immerse you in multiple modes of inquiry as you boldly seek the true, the good, and the beautiful wherever they can be found.

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