with a comprehensive deep dive into advanced academic skills needed for their chosen profession leading to career readiness.

Timeline: The University wishes to have this information by April 30, 2024. Depending on resource allocation, an earlier implementation date is desirable.

Consulting Services Desired: The University is seeking a firm to conduct a student profile analysis to propose an impactful Second-Year Experience and Second-Year Seminar model to integrate into the general education curriculum. The desired outcome will ensure the Second-Year Experience and Second-Year Seminar course sequence will increase retention and progression rates for continuing students, especially the first-time, full-time student cohorts, leading to an increased graduation rate.

Scope: Plan, develop, and create student-focused comprehensive syllabi for the First-Year Experience and Seminar course sequence. Syllabi must be created for all modalities, including a four-, eight-, and fifteen-week course term(s). The Faculty Senate syllabi template, course modification, and new course templates will be provided and attached as a scope of work reference.

Goals: The University's goals are (1) the First-Year Experience course sequence syllabi must provide a curriculum that will introduce first-time, full-time students to university life, academic success strategies, and personal development; and, (2) the First-Year Seminar syllabi must provide first-time, full-time students with a comprehensive introduction to the selected academic degree plan of study and academic success strategies specifically needed for the academic program learning outcomes.

Timeline: The University wishes to have this information by May 31, 2024. Depending on resource allocation, an earlier implementation date is desirable.

Consulting Services Desired: The University is seeking a firm to plan, develop, create, and build the First-Year Experience and Seminar courses based on the student profile analysis. These course syllabi will be adopted as impactful First-Year Experience and First-Year Seminar courses to integrate into the general education curriculum. The desired outcome will ensure the First-Year Experience and First-Year Seminar course sequence will increase retention and progression rates for first-time, full-time students, leading to an increased graduation rate. The University wants a firm to take into account the following project or competency-based components: