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CHASS F1RST

Subject abbreviation: CHFY
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Geoff Cohen Ph.D, Academic Coordinator
2417A Humanities
(951) 827-7831; CHASSF1RST.ucr.edu

Committee in Charge
Steven Brint, Ph.D. (Sociology)
David Fairris, Ph.D. (Economics)
Tracy Fisher, Ph.D (Women’s Studies)
Michael Jayme, M.F.A. (Creative Writing)
Vorris Nunly, Ph.D. (English)
Georgia Warnke, Ph.D. (Philosophy)

CHASS F1RST provides first-year students with courses designed to help with the transition to UCR, a major research university setting, which involves high academic standards and rigorous course work. The courses offer students the resources and tools necessary to excel in the first year and beyond. They take place within a “learning-communities” framework so that students can successfully integrate into campus life.

Lower-Division Courses

CHFY 001 (E-Z). CHASS F1RST Humanities Course (5) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; workshop, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): first-year freshman standing in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences freshman humanities course, thematically and pedagogically linked to CHFY 002 (E-Z) and/or CHFY 003 (E-Z). Introduces students to the humanities and to academic life. E. Literature; I. History; J. Comparative Literature; K. Hispanic Studies

CHFY 002 (E-Z). CHASS F1RST Fine Arts Course (5) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; workshop, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): first-year freshman standing in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences freshman fine arts course, thematically and pedagogically linked to CHFY 001 (E-Z) and/or CHFY 003 (E-Z). Introduces students to the fine arts and to academic life. E. Theatre; F. Music.

CHFY 003 (E-Z). CHASS F1RST Social Science Course (5) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; workshop, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): first-year freshman standing in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences freshman social sciences course, thematically and pedagogically linked to CHFY 001 (E-Z) and/or CHFY 002 (E-Z). Introduces students to the social sciences and to academic life. E. Anthropology; F. Economics; G. Political Science; I. Sociology; J. Psychology.

CHFY 010. CHASS Gateway Lecture Course (5) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; field, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): first-year freshman standing in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences freshman course. Introduces students to the college’s annual theme.