UNIV 1101. Topics in Academic Assistance. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TOPICS IN ACAD ASST.
Opportunity for students throughout the University to study significant topics in a particular area on a non-recurring basis, to address topics needed only periodically by a select group, and/or to consider emerging topics on a pilot basis.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Not offered on a regular basis.
UNIV 1102. Learning to Learn. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LEARNING TO LEARN.
Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore standing.
Designed for freshmen and sophomores. Focuses on learning strategies that lead to success in college, including studying in a variety of disciplines, note taking skills, critical reading, and test preparation strategies.
Non-traditional format: Students cannot enroll in this course simultaneously with UNIV 1111.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1103. Strategies and Life-Skills Needed for Success. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: STRAT & LIFE SKILLS.
Not open to students with credit in UNIV 1113 or UNIV 1114 or UNIV 1118.
Provides students with a better understanding of their personal abilities, interests, and competencies and to ascertain how these aspects of one's self enhance or hinder academic performance. Students will develop effective plans to overcome barriers to academic success.
Non-traditional format: None
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1104. Topics in Problem Solving. 2-3 hours.
Oasis Title: TOPICS IN PROB SOLV.
Problem solving, critical and analytical thinking skills, logical thought development, probability, spacial relationships.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1105. Improving Grammar, Usage, and Style. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IMPROVING GRAMMAR.
Reviews conventions of grammar, usage, punctuation, and sentence structure in order to help students edit their papers more effectively and to write in a clearer style.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
UNIV 1106. Basic Report Writing for College and Beyond. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BASIC REPORT WRITNG.
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 3590.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102.
Practice in composing short technical and business documents. Attention to the essentials of effective writing, including audience analysis; concise, readable style; and correct grammar and mechanics.
Not offered on a regular basis.
UNIV 1107. Critical Thinking: Theory and Individual Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CRITICAL THINKING.
To assist students in developing higher level thinking skills. Students will be active participants in the class, engaging in creative problem solving, small group discussions and response writing. A variety of media will be used to elicit student ideas and opinions.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1108. Introduction to Data Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO DATA ANALYSIS.
Not open to students with credit in MATH 1101.
An introduction to the concepts of analyzing and describing data using statistics, mathematical models, and other quantitative tools. Emphasis is placed on conducting the analysis and interpreting the results.
Non-traditional format: Strongly recommended for students who place into a UNIV mathematics course and later plan to enroll in MATH 1101. This course does not satisfy core area A mathematics requirement. Students cannot enroll in this course simultaneously with MATH 1101.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1109. Resources for Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESOURCES FOR RSCH.
Students investigate their selected topic through library resources (reference books, GALIN, GALILEO, and hardcopy indexes), the World Wide Web, and a personal research project (interview, survey, or observation). Students critically assess both the research tools and the information they find, as shown in oral and written reports.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1110. Introduction to Pre-Calculus. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO PRE CAL.
Not open to students with credit in MATH 1113.
A complete review of algebra and a brief review of trigonometry to prepare the student for the credit pre-calculus course. Topics include factoring; solving equations and inequalities; rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions; graphing; and basic trigonometry.
Non-traditional format: Strongly recommended for students who place into a UNIV math course and later plan to enroll in MATH 1113. This course does not satisfy core area A mathematics requirement. Students cannot enroll in this course simultaneously with MATH 1113.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1111. Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Improvement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEXT COMP & VOCAB.
Strategies to better comprehend and remember text information; emphasizes the processes of identifying key information, understanding organizational patterns, monitoring, higher-level thinking, and fixing-up comprehension difficulties; vocabulary and the role it plays in text comprehension.
Non-traditional format: Strongly recommended for students who place into a UNIV reading course as a result of the Reading Comprehension test. Not open to students with more than 30 hours. Students cannot enroll in this course simultaneously with UNIV 1102.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1112. Improving Reading Rate. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: IMPROVE READ RATE.
Strategies to improve reading rate and fluency; strategies include prereading, eye movements, phrasing, and computerized pacing activities; students will learn how to transfer rate improvement strategies to their own text reading.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1113. University Success for Freshmen. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: FRESHMEN SUCCESS.
Not open to students with credit in UNIV 1103 or UNIV 1114 or UNIV 1118.
Prerequisite: Freshman standing.
To assist freshmen in adapting to the University. Course topics include the purpose of higher education, time and stress management, learning styles, goals and objectives, the core curriculum, career exploration, diversity issues, and critical thinking and problem solving.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1114. Strategies and Skills to Enhance Success for Nontraditional Students. 2-3 hours.
Oasis Title: SUCCESS FOR NONTRAD.
Not open to students with credit in UNIV 1103 or UNIV 1113 or UNIV 1118.
An opportunity for nontraditional-age students to further develop academic, psychological, and social life skills needed for achieving success in a university setting. Topics related to critical thinking, learning styles, diversity, time management, communication, and motivation will be taught using self-assessments, lectures, discussions, and experiential exercises.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1115. Introduction to Academic Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ACADEMIC WRITING.
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102M.
Reviews essentials of clear, effective academic prose.
Non-traditional format: The course will not be open to students who have earned a grade of C or better in ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, or ENGL 1102M. Strongly recommended for students who place into a UNIV English course as a result of the English Placement Test and Writing Sample. This course does not satisfy core area A English requirement. Students cannot enroll in this course simultaneously with ENGL 1101.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1116. Study Strategies Adjunct. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: STUDY STRAT ADJUNCT.
Designed to assist students in undergraduate core courses by providing weekly seminars focusing on study strategies for specific courses or areas such as history or the sciences; students will learn skills such as notetaking, text reading, and test preparation strategies.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1117. Basic Composition for Multilingual Writers. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MULTILINGUAL COMP.
For undergraduates and graduate students whose first language is not English. Mastering English grammar, idioms, and sentence structure; building an academic vocabulary; and composing short academic papers. Assignments may be tailored to students' majors. Emphasis on problems non-native speakers typically experience with proofreading, revision, and writing for an American audience.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1118. University Studies Academic Success. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: UNVST SUCCESS.
Not open to students with credit in UNIV 1103 or UNIV 1113 or UNIV 1114.
To assist first semester University Studies traditional and nontraditional freshmen in adapting to the University. Course topics include the purpose of higher education, time and stress management, learning styles, goals and objectives, the core curriculum, career exploration, diversity issues, and critical thinking and problem solving.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 1120. Online@UGA: Computer/Information Literacy. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: ONLINE@UGA.
Not open to students with credit in CSCI 1100-1100L.
An introduction to computing at the University of Georgia for new students. Primary elements of the University of Georgia computing environment, including campus network resources, e-mail, computer ethics and security, Web searches and evaluation of content, and introduction to software commonly utilized for course work.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 2201. Introduction to the Research Paper. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH PAPER.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102.
Basics of writing the academic research paper: using resources of the University libraries, gathering sources, taking notes, avoiding plagiarism, documenting sources, organizing the paper, and creating a voice and style suitable to audience and purpose.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 2202. Academic Writing for Multilingual Students. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MULTILING WRITING.
Offers grammar review, vocabulary development, and writing instruction for multilingual upperclassmen and graduate students from any discipline who need to further develop their writing skills for class papers, theses, dissertations, or for publication. Academic style guidelines appropriate to the student's field of study will be used.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
UNIV 2203. Improving Academic Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IMPROVING WRITING.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and permission of department.
This course is intended for students whose writing deficiencies are jeopardizing their grades in upper-division courses with heavy writing requirements. Students will receive much individualized help, and assignments may be tailored to their majors. Students will learn to improve the development, coherence, style, grammar, and mechanics of their papers.
Non-traditional format: The course will be open to students who have satisfied the requirements for both ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 but are still having difficulty writing papers. The course will not be open to English majors. This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.