Drawing on all the disciplines of the university, First College provides the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college within the large university. Students at First College major in many different areas, usually earning a degree on one of the traditional university disciplines. However, for students interested in cross disciplinary study, First College provides the unique Personally Designed Major, a way to design your own course of study. First College provides courses to cover most university graduation requirements along with a wide variety of innovative and interdisciplinary courses designed to meet the interests and desires of our students. Students enrolled in First College find the advantages of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a large university.
Classes are smaller.
Advising and counseling is handled within the College. Students and faculty get to know each other through academic and social events involving everyone. Students at First College regularly outperform the rest of the student body in spite of their reflecting the demographics of the university as a whole. There are no additional fees connected with this special opportunity. Compared with a small liberal arts college, the cost of an education at CSU is very reasonable.