First Year Experience (FYE) Program
The FYE program provides engaging activities for first-year students aimed at building a strong foundation to enhance your educational experiences and foster success. We recognize the significance of each student's first-year experiences and will support you in reaching your academic and personal goals.
First Year Experience Top 5
1. Freshman Orientation
Freshmen student orientation, advising, and registration (SOAR) is a two-day, one night program designed to welcome our new students and accompanying parents to the A&M-Texarkana community. We host a variety of organized sessions that introduce our new students to what it means to be an A&M University-Texarkana student. Students and parents will learn about campus resources, activities, and services. This is also an opportunity for our incoming freshmen to make new friends and have FUN! Connect to our orientation page!
2. Academic Advising
Academic advisors are proactive in initiating contact students and giving them personalized attention. Academic advisors identify and address potential issues with students to ameliorate barriers to their academic success. Academic advisors facilitate bi-weekly contacts to monitor student’s academic progress. Connect with an academic advisor here.
3. Convocation
Convocation is an academic ceremony that traditionally allows newly-matriculated students to join the university community and begin their academic career among their colleagues and professors. Becoming part of the university community is an exciting event in a student’s life, and the role of the Convocation is to solemnize and celebrate that moment. Connect to our Convocation page!
4. IS 1100 University Foundations
An introductory course to higher education designed to assist you in becoming an engaged learner and high performing student within the academic community. All new freshmen are required to complete this course, and it is taught exclusively by full-time faculty. This class also reviews and debriefs the common reader for the year.
5. First Year Experience Coaches
First Year Experience Coaches attend the IS 1100 course with students and serve as a peer connection, mentor, and guide during this transition. FYE Coaches also encourage students to engage with the FYE PEEP Program, a program to track and reward curricular and cocurricular involvement on campus.
"My FYE coach was supportive all throughout my first year at TAMUT. Supporting my ideas, celebrating my accomplishments, and mentoring me throughout!"
"My FYE Coach was always there if I needed their help with anything school related or personal. They did a lot to encourage me and to keep me motivated throughout the year."
"She was always available when needed and always encouraging. She gave first hand experience and great advice when it came down to it."
"My FYE coach always did grade check ups to make sure I was where I needed to be, they also constantly asked how I was feeling about school and made sure if I needed help that I would get it."
Your Success is Our Success!