First Year Experience and Personal Development Classes

First Year Experience (FYE) Courses

First Year Experience (FYE) Courses

Effective as of the 2022–2023 catalog year, all new students are required to take a First Year Experience (FYE) course. These courses are a degree requirement for Maricopa Community Colleges students who are beginning any degree or transfer program.

The FYE courses are designed to

  • orient you to SCC resources and services
  • help you chose your Field of Interest (FOI) and future career
  • guide you in developing your goals and graduation plan
  • teach you how to be successful in college

Discover which FYE course is right for you!

Counseling/Personal Development (CPD) Courses

Resilience and well-being

  • Exploration of human resilience and well-being within the context of personal, academic, and career life.
  • CPD 180 (3 credits)
  • Offered in the spring semester