First Year Experience

Applications are accepted each spring for the next fall semester. The 2024-2025 First Year Seminar & Learning Community application for Residential Learning Communities will open in EARLY JANUARY 2024. Follow the steps below to join!

1. 1. The First Year Seminar and Learning Community Application will open in EARLY JANUARY for Residential Learning Communities. 

• • • Students interested in a Residential Learning Community need to submit the University Enrollment Deposit (via the Auburn Admitted Portal) and complete the Housing Application prior to applying for an RLC. (visit RLCs for more info).
    • Complete First Year Seminar (FYS) and Learning Community (LC) Application
    • Application will be available in AU Access > Student Menu > First Year Seminar and Learning Community Application

• 2. The application for Themed First Year Seminars (TFYS) and Learning Communities (LC) is coming Spring 2024
     • Application will be available in AU Access > Student Menu > First Year Seminar and Learning Community Application.
     • Students are selected for TFYSs and LCs based on a lottery system that will be conducted late spring.
  3. For students who miss the application period for TFYSs and LCs, remaining TFYSs and LCs will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis during Camp War Eagle.  (Note: Cohorts may fill prior to your CWE session and it is encouraged to complete the application prior to attending CWE)