All students in New Start are required to take HED 297A: Topics in Leadership*.  This course helps students develop the personal and interpersonal skills that will help them be successful in academic and professional settings. This is also the "programmatic hub" of New Start where you'll meet with your Peer Mentor, prepare for the Academic Conference, and make meaning of how your identities and strengths can shape your college experience.

In addition to the required Topics in Leadership course, New Start places students into one 3-4 unit general education course with consideration of the following factors: major, Math and English placement scores, earned AP/dual enrollment credits, and the number of seats available in each course. Once you've completed your Next Steps items and confirmed your spot in New Start, we'll go ahead and enroll you in these classes on our end! (Please do not enroll for them yourself.) The general education courses include:

Course offerings are subject to change.

* Required New Start Course