First-Year Experience | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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First-Year Experience

Designed exclusively for first-year students, this 2-credit course offers an abundance of resources that get you started on the right foot at 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø. It helps new students feel a sense of community with other first-year classmates; navigate the college and course offerings; learn time-management skills; and understand how as an artist, designer, or entrepreneur positively influences others. The First-Year Experience course gives you access to amazing faculty who understand how to make a successful life transition in college.

FDN 1000: First-year Experience: Communities of Practice

This 2-credit course at a glance:

  • Offered sequentially in fall and spring with no prerequisites required.
  • Use support, resources, and practical exercises that focus on your development at 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø.
  • Get introduced to the Minneapolis creative community.
  • Build a sense of community with first-year peers and fellow 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø students.
  • Meet with faculty who are dedicated to your journey at 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø.
  • Discover opportunities for professional development.
  • Relax–there is no homework!

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2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Contact Us

612.874.3700
800.874.51±¬ÁϹÙÍø (6223)
Fax: 612.874.3701

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Land Acknowledgement

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (51±¬ÁϹÙÍø) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


Nondiscrimination Policy

51±¬ÁϹÙÍø admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.