New Students

Learning communities

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Any student can participate in a Learning Community. Professors who are interested in having their course participate are asked to email unbsjreg@unb.ca.

The Learning Community program delivers six modules that help new students learn about the University community and how to become a better learner. Topics include:

  • Developing balance
  • Social integration to campus
  • Writing for university
  • Learning to learn
  • Stress and self-care
  • Academic integrity
  • Preparing for exams

Our Learning Community Leaders and campus experts will develop activities that require students to share their ideas and experiences as you discuss each program theme.

To participate

Show up. Pre-registration is not required for Learning Communities. Each module will be offered during four sessions in a single week.

All Winter 2025 Learning Community Sessions will be in HWK Commons G16 (exception Tuesday, April 1 session will be in HH 126).

  • Monday 1 - 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday 3 - 4 p.m.
  • Thursday 12 - 1 p.m.

Students must arrive for the start of the session and stay for the entire presentation.

Winter schedule

  • Jan. 13 - 16: New Year, New Strategies
  • Jan. 27 - 30: Note Taking
  • Feb. 10 - 13: Campus Involvement
  • Feb. 24 - 27: Career Development
  • March 17 - 21: Exam Prep and Anxiety
  • March 31 - April 3: Human Rights and Equity

Bonus points

You can get up to 5% added to your final grade in one participating course based on your Learning Communities attendance:

  • 5 or 6 different modules: 5 bonus points
  • 4 different modules: 4 bonus points
  • Fewer than 4 modules: no bonus points

Points must be applied to a single participating course. You cannot divide your bonus points between two or more courses. Points cannot be used to move from a failing grade to a passing grade.

If you are uncertain about your attendance, it is your responsibility to check with the Learning Community Leaders outside the normal tutorial time. Decisions regarding attendance are final.

Course instructors and academic advisors are not involved in any way with the day-to-day running of the Learning Community and will not be involved in attendance or tutorial procedures.

Participating courses

This list is subject to change. Confirm with your professor that the course is participating in this program.

  • BA 1216 Intro to Financial Accounting - Neal
  • BA 1501 How Business Works - Peterson
  • BIOL 1202 Intro to Marine Science - Rowsey
  • BIOL 1412 & 1442 Anatomy & Physiology II - Turnbull
  • ECON 1013 Intro Microeconomics - Moir
  • ECON 1023 Intro to Macroeconomics - Ibn-Boamah
  • ENGL 1001 Introduction to the Study of Literature - Bryant
  • ENGL 1101 Literature in English I - Smith
  • ENGL 1102 Literature in English II - Maier
  • GEOL 1074 Earth Proc, Resources & Enviro - Wilson
  • HEAL 1002 Introduction to Health from a Global Perspective - Munoz-Martinez
  • HIST 1101 European Experience - Fury
  • HUM 1021 Effective Writing I - Waldshutz
  • INDG 1002 Introduction to Indigenous Studies - Iceton
  • NURS 1235 Clin Prac: Nursing & Wellness - Vihvelin
  • PHIL 1002 Introduction to Philosophy II - Eldridge
  • POLS 1201 Intro. to Canadian Politics - Lewis
  • PSYC 1004 Introductory Psychology II - Fowler
  • SOCI 1001 Introduction to Sociology - Weissman
  • SPAN 1203 + 1204 Introductory Spanish I or II - Garcia Leon
  • STAT 1793 Intro to Prob. & Stats I - Spicker
  • UNIV 1003 Everything I Need in First Yr - Craft
  • UNIV 1005 Service Learning Mentoring - Peterson