Academics
University Studies
University Studies courses are general courses that are designed to enhance the academic and personal life of the student.
Course Descriptions:
UNIV 1000 First Year Seminar (1)
The First Year Seminar connects students with faculty, staff, and other students and the university community. This First Year Seminar is designed to help launch students' university careers successfully and to equip students with the tools and abilities that will increase their career and academic skills. Students will also participate in service learning activities. (Fall, Spring)
UNIV 1010 University Orientation (1)
Offered at a variety of times during the summer and before spring semester, the Orientation provides academic advisement, social activities and events to introduce students to SUU. Acquaints students with the services, facilities, opportunities and responsibilities of campus life. Some assignments will be required during the first semester on campus. Required of all first-time freshmen.
UNIV 1020 Career Decisions (2)
A course designed to assist student in improving their decisionmaking skills and in making a tentative occupation choice based on knowledge of themselves and the world of work.
UNIV 1030 Governors Honor Academy (6)
The academy is a ten-day program designed for Utah’s most gifted high-school leaders and scholars entering grade 12. The objective of the program is to cultivate the brightest of Utah’s high school students in high quality leadership, personal achievement, academics, and community service.
The program provides students with a stimulating curriculum of study with subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare and from creativity to leadership. These, and other subjects, are discussed by a dynamic Academy Faculty and many distinguished lecturers with corporate, government, media, and other professional backgrounds. Students attending the Governor’s Honors Academy will obtain a broader vision of personal potential for leadership, develop a keener ability to create and implement new ideas, learn fresh approaches and new skills in group dynamics, acquire an increased awareness of personal goals and objectives, and achieve a collegiate orientation to develop their future.
For information, visit the GHA website at http://www.suu.edu/gha
Email: info@suu.edu.
For additional information on the Governor’s Honor Academy, please contact the Admission Office at (435) 586-7740.