About First Year Success

"Become..." is not a superficial commitment at Memorial University. We want to bring challenging career goals and rewarding lives within the reach of all students. So, in First Year Success we take seriously how students settle in to university.

The First Year Success Program (FYS) is new to the St John's campus this fall. It offers an experience of university that is enhanced by:

• New courses

• Smaller classes

• Supplemental instruction

• Learning communities

• Regular academic and career advising sessions

FYS has been introduced because students who start university with high school grades under 75 per cent have proved to be in need of some extra help in completing university courses. Seven years after they first register only one in three of these students will have graduated from Memorial. First Year Success aims to improve those odds for students.

Students of FYS will:

• Discover some of the best ways to learn

• Reflect on what it means to be university educated

• Gain from a sense of being part of the university community

• Receive individual academic and career guidance

•  Access small group tutoring                                                             

FYS enrichment courses count towards many of Memorial's degrees, certificates and diplomas. Undergraduates who are eligible should therefore consider joining the program. They will be taking the key steps to ensure their success in first year and beyond.