First Year Experience (FYE) Program
The First Year Experience (FYE) program at A&M-Texarkana is designed to help new students successfully transition into university life. Through engaging activities, personalized support, and meaningful connections, FYE builds a strong foundation for academic and personal success. The program focuses on helping first-year students feel connected, prepared, and confident as they begin their college journey.
FYE Top 5
1. Freshman Orientation
Freshmen student orientation, advising, and registration (SOAR) is a program designed to welcome our new students and accompanying parents to the A&M-Texarkana community. We host a variety of organized sessions that introduce our new students to what it means to be an A&M University-Texarkana student. Students and parents will learn about campus resources, activities, and services. This is also an opportunity for our incoming freshmen to make new friends and have FUN!
2. Academic Advising
Academic advisors are proactive in initiating contact with students and giving them personalized attention. Academic advisors identify and address potential issues with students to ameliorate barriers to their academic success. Academic advisors facilitate bi-weekly contacts to monitor students’ academic progress.
3. Convocation
This ceremony traditionally allows newly matriculated students to join the university community and begin their academic career among their colleagues and professors. Becoming part of the university community is an exciting event in a student’s life, and the role of the Convocation is to solemnize and celebrate that moment.
4. UNIV 1100 University Foundations
An introductory course to higher education designed to assist you in becoming an engaged learner and high performing student within the academic community. All new freshmen are required to complete this course.
5. First Year Experience Peer Mentors
The peer mentors follow you along the UNIV 1100 course and serve as a peer connection, mentor, and guide during this transition and your 1st year. FYE peer mentors also encourage students to engage with the FYE Password Program, a program to track and reward curricular & cocurricular involvement on campus.
"My FYE coach was supportive all throughout my first year at TAMUT. Supporting my ideas, celebrating my accomplishments, and mentoring me throughout!"
