In Fall 2025, the former US 101US: First Year Seminar Program will update its title to COMX 101US, First-Year Experience: Place and Identity

2025-2026 Reading List 

The topics listed below are a general guideline of what will be covered and can change/evolve as we are currently devloping the 2025-2026 curriculum. If you have specific questions, please reach out to the First-Year Experience Program Directors at seminar@montana.edu

 

General, used in Units 1-4:

University Studies. COMX 101US First-Year Experience: Place and Identity. (2025-2026). Hayden-McNeill, 2025.

 

Unit 1 Topics Include:

Becoming a Learner

Using Generative AI

Campus Resources

Creating Goals

Imposter Syndrome

Learning from Mistakes

Self-Advocacy

Self-Management/Time-Management

Wellness in College

 

Unit 2 Topics Include:

2025-2026 Topics are currently being decided- this section will be updated soon

 

Unit 3 Topics Include:

How to conduct college-level research

How to utilize the MSU library

Additional 2025-2026 Topics are currently being decided- this section will be updated soon

 

Unit 4 Topics Include:

Revisiting what it means to Become a Learner

Revisiting Campus Resources that can help with finals

End of semester self-reflection

 

US101US treats video as "texts" and discusses them in full alongside additional readings and outside sources that are determined and chosen by class discussion leaders (instructors and students) that will not appear here. Additional readings TBD and subject to change.