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ASPIRE to Career (Career Exploration Seminar TRDIS-101LC) - Tuition-Waived (1st Qtr)

Not quite sure what to major in yet? Our ASPIRE to a Career learning community provides an excellent opportunity to connect with other students in and outside the classroom that are also exploring their career choices. Together, students will discover their unique interests, values, and skills; match those to potential occupations and UW-Stout majors.They will learn about personality types, and how their individual strengths and weaknesses can affect not only their job-seeking process, but also their professional development once they land a job.

In addition, students will be able to discuss how motivation can impact career choices, and how one's personal values can affect career decision-making processes. This learning community is sponsored by ASPIRE-Student Support Services and is available to eligible students only. Ninety-one percent of the students who completed the Career Exploration course in the fall of 2011 said they would recommend it to other first-year students.

• Students will be connected by two classes in the fall: Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120) and General Psychology (PSYC 110LC - Tuition Applies). This learning community is sponsored by ASPIRE-Student Support Services and is available to eligible students only.

ASPIRE to Educate (Early Bridge Format) (Strategies for Academic Success TRDIS-120LC) - Tuition-Waived

An Early Bridge Learning Community - The ASPIRE to Educate Learning Community is a great opportunity to get a jump start on your college career! By participating in the ASPIRE to Educate Learning Community you will ease into life on campus by coming to Stout two weeks prior to the start of the academic year. You will move into a residence hall, participate in a college prep writing workshop and leadership activities. You will even begin a two credit, tuition-waived, Strategies for Academic Success course designed specifically for students with an interest in the field of teacher education.

• Students will be connected by two classes in the fall: Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120) and General Psychology  (PSYC 110LC - Tuition Applies). This learning community is sponsored by ASPIRE-Student Support Services and is available to eligible students only.

ASPIRE to Lead (Strategies for Academic Success TRDIS-120) - Tuition-Waived

If you are looking for a connection with other potential future leaders, this is where you belong. To be a good leader, you must be a good learner. This learning community will offer you opportunities to work with others to explore questions that all good leaders and learners deal with, such as: Why is learning certain things so difficult for some of us, but easier for others? How can we learn faster and better? Where does motivation come from? What connection is there between setting goals and accomplishing goals?
Through this exploration, you will develop close friendships; have access to academic support geared towards preparing you for leadership positions in the world of work, and within your community. 

• Students will be connected by two classes in the fall: Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120) and American Government (POLS-210 - Tuition Applies). This learning community is sponsored by ASPIRE-Student Support Services and is available to eligible students only.

ASPIRE to Succeed (Strategies for Academic Success TRDIS 120LC) Tuition-Waived

The ASPIRE to Succeed learning community is designed to help students who are committed to overcoming the academic, personal, and social obstacles necessary to succeed at the college level. We will be integrating our individual experiences into the class, as well as applying what we learn, to other classes and your personal and social journey through college. This allows coursework to be meaningful beyond the traditional limits of the classroom. By the end of the semester we will have blurred the line between our academic and personal lives, in order to align our individual identities, motivations and values with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and succeed. Furthermore, this will be the foundation for a long-term community and network of students that can be useful to you long after this course, through college, and into your first careers.

• Students will be connected by two classes in the fall: Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS-120) and American Government (POLS-210 - Tuition Applies). This learning community is sponsored by ASPIRE-Student Support Services and is available to eligible students only

Stand Alone Courses

Stand alone courses are courses that are not linked to other courses. The following are courses offered as stand alone:

• Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS 120-001)
• Strategies for Academic Success (TRDIS 120-005)
• Career Exploration Seminar (TRDIS 101-004) - 2nd Qtr.