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First-Year Experience
First Year Studies is a course designed to introduce you to a particular subject area as well as to the conference system that is at the heart of Sarah Lawrence education. FYS is one of three classes students take during their first year at SLC.
Students are assigned to a First Year Studies course at the start of August and will choose their your other two courses during fall registration later in the month, with the help of their your Dons. Read more about choosing your FYS course, including course descriptions on MySLC by clicking here.
We know that these descriptions will stimulate your academic and artistic curiosity; we are also sure that you will have questions. The resources below offer more information about choosing your FYS class.
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Still have questions?
We encourage your curiosity and want to help you make the best choices for you. We offer three ways that you can connect and ask us questions to help guide your course selections.
Drop-in for office hours
Contact deanofstudies@sarahlawrence.edu for Zoom link offices hours.
Additional Questions
- Send your questions to Senior Associate Dean of Studies, Beverly Fox bfox@sarahlawrence.edu
Wondering what conference might look like in your FYS class? Wondering what a FYS class in the arts might look like? Please click on our informational videos below to hear faculty and students from previous FYS courses talk about their work.