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First-Year Focus Class List

ยป First-Year Focus Class List for Spring 2025

First-Year Focus is a General Education requirement at Chapman. It is designed to introduce you to useful skills that you will need throughout college, as well as to be fun and engaging. For more information, see our main First-Year Focus page.

There are many First-Year Focus classes to choose from. See below for a full list.


If you are a Fowler Engineering or Schmid major

Fowler School of Engineering and Schmid College of Science & Technology majors are required to take a specific First-Year Focus class called Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering.

This class is available to students outside of Fowler Engineering and Schmid majors on a space-available basis.


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If you are a major in Argyros, Attallah, Communication, COPA, Crean, Dodge, Wilkinson or are an Exploratory major

The courses in the list below are open to all students in any of the following schools/colleges:


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Have questions about the First-Year Focus classes?

Ask one of our current students. They can speak to their experience taking a First-Year Focus class and are happy to help.

First-Year Focus Learning Outcome


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