NS 1800

The DNS Experience for CALS First-Years

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course introduces the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Nutritional Sciences and Global and Public Health Sciences majors. The course focuses on transitioning to college life, developing your academic identity, and making meaning of your college experience. You will develop a learning community, identify your support network, and explore what Cornell has to offer alongside other students in DNS. Course content will promote the development of skills for academic success, campus engagement, higher-order thinking and self-reflection, self-care, communication, and intercultural knowledge.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment limited to: CALS first-year students in the Division of Nutritional Sciences (Global and Public Health Sciences majors and Nutritional Sciences majors.

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Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Describe what you can learn and experience in your major and explore possible career paths associated with your major.
• Identify your academic goals and the opportunities, resources and services that are available to help you meet these goals.
• Identify and acknowledge your social identity, cultural rules and biases and the inherent value of being open to diverse perspectives.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with members of the Cornell community.
• Develop a learning community and a support network.
• Engage in self-reflection about how you think and learn, how you interact with others, and how you respond to new information.

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