First-Year Learning Communities
Connexions learning communities are integrated courses that provide extra support and high-impact learning for new VIU students.
These are 6-credit courses, either combined from two existing 3-credit courses or created as stand-alone “super-courses”. They provide university credit in common 100-level courses in humanities and social sciences counting towards your degree. Many include an English course equivalency, so they help you fulfill your VIU Degree English Requirement, as well.
Why should you consider Connexions courses?
- You spend the equivalent of two courses with the same classmates-you get to know each other and learn together
- Common readings, assignments and coordinated due dates streamline your workload
- Collaborations, either formal or informal
- Interdisciplinary explorations: each course brings two or more disciplines together
- Team teaching from the faculty.
Such team-taught, 6 credit courses are associated with greater academic success and better transition to the university environment.
Fall
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Spring
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* Fulfills 3 credits of the Degree English Requirement
** LBST 111 & 112 together satisfy the Degree English Requirement (except for programs requiring ENGL 115/204)
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