Academic Enrichment Center
The AEC houses undergraduate and pre-college academic support programs, services, and activities-all with the goal of increasing academic success. Of particular interest to this unit is the retention of university freshmen, low-income/first-generation students, undergraduate and graduate students with diagnosed learning disabilities and ADHD, selected minority scholars, and other special-interest populations. In addition, students who consider themselves stronger academically will find support services to help them improve on strengths and to better prepare them for graduate school!

Associate in Arts Degree Program
The University of Delaware, in cooperation with Delaware Technical & Community College (DTCC), offers qualified applicants the opportunity to pursue a University of Delaware Associate in Arts (AA) degree by taking UD courses at the UD Academic Centers on the campuses of Delaware Technical & Community College in Wilmington, Dover, and Georgetown. The University provides advisement and academic support services for Associate Degree Program students at all sites at which instruction is provided. An Associate in Arts degree can be a valuable intermediate goal, leading to the timely completion of a four-year baccalaureate degree. Earning the Associate in Arts degree represents confirmation that the student has completed approximately half of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program at the University of Delaware and guarantees eligibility to continue study for a University of Delaware BA degree in many of the traditional liberal arts majors.

 

Center For Teaching Effectiveness
The Center's primary mission is to support the instructional improvement efforts of faculty, TAs and other teaching staff, facilitate the education of graduate teaching assistants, cultivate an institutional climate which values and rewards teaching, and promote high quality student learning

 

First Year Experience
The General Education Initiative enhances the transition into university life through the University's First Year Experience (FYE). This coordinated learning experience develops the educational and social skills necessary for academic success. The FYE requires all first year students to participate in at least one First Year Experience. These include the LIFE Program, University Honors Program Colloquium, First Year Seminars, and Pathways courses. First year students are given priority for seats in all such programs according to major and fall semester schedule of courses.
 

General Education Initiative
The General Education Initiative (GEI) was launched by the University Faculty Senate in March 2000. The Senate resolution adopted the 10 Goals to Success for undergraduate education. It further set forth a three year pilot program to evaluate all components of General Education. In May 2004, the Faculty Senate approved the GEI and cited significant components such as the First Year Experience, Core Competencies, Discovery Learning, and Experiential Learning. The Faculty Senate further resolved that programs continue to be developed specifically to foster these goals, and instructors throughout the University make every attempt to incorporate these goals wherever possible into their courses.
 

LIFE Program
LIFE (Learning Integrated Freshman Experience) is an academic living-learning experience for first-year college students. Most LIFE students live in the same residence hall and form learning communities organized around themes (a LIFE cluster). They co-enroll in several courses plus a co-curricular course, UNIV 101, in which they engage in thematically related activities outside of the classroom and develop a collaborative project. The LIFE cluster and learning community are under the leadership of an advanced undergraduate peer mentor and a faculty member. The cluster and learning community involve study groups, discussion groups, tutoring, service learning projects, field trips, lectures, and social activities.

Ronald E. McNair
Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
The University of Delaware Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program is designed to prepare talented students for graduate study at the doctoral level. Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Science and the College of Engineering are eligible for participation. Students will benefit from a comprehensive array of services designed to demystify the graduate school application process, provide a simulated graduate school experience, and facilitate their successful application into graduate school at the appropriate time. Students will receive a research stipend during their participation. Students interested in attending graduate school are encouraged to apply.
 

Undergraduate Research Program
Research apprenticeships with faculty mentors give talented, motivated University of Delaware undergraduates a chance to see and take part in what is happening on the front lines of discovery at UD today. Every UD college, department and research center provides opportunities for interested students to get their hands on the source of learning. About 600 students participate each year. Explore the many challenging options you have for bringing learning to life.
 

University Studies
University Studies (UST) students are students who are not associated with any one college at UD. This classification allows these students, who meet the appropriate entrance requirements, to choose a major from any of the seven undergraduate colleges within the University. University Studies students are under the supervision of the Faculty Director within the Office of Undergraduate Studies.

University Studies students, receive academic support from the University Studies Advisement Center, which is comprised of an Assistant Director, three full time advisors and two salaried staff. Students are assisted in choosing appropriate courses and in identifying a major.
       

University Honors Program
The University Honors Program is an essential component of the University of Delaware's commitment to educate all of its students to the highest levels of their individual capacities. Preparing students to make valuable contributions to society by virtue of their individual interests and abilities, the University aspires to develop in all of its students skillful and informed thinking (both cognitive and creative), clear speaking and writing, sound judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively. The Honors Program's goal of nurturing a community of scholars who value and are committed to intellectual pursuit involves both challenging classroom experiences and enriching out-of-the-classroom activities organized through the Honors residence halls.
 

Other ongoing initiatives related to the General Education Initiative have been established to enhance and assess undergraduate education

Office of Educational Assessment

Global Citizenship Certificate  

Task Force on Oral & Written Communication Skills
 

CFIS International Projects

Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education

PRESENT: Teaching, Learning and Technology Center

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Faculty Institute