The Cougar Climb: First-Year Experience

Completion Requirements: 9 core items and at least 2 elective items must be completed 

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Complete the College Student Inventory (CSI)
• Register for at least 15 credits for the Fall semester
• Meet with your Peer Mentor early in the fall semester (before the registration period)
• Attend the Campus Safety Workshop
• Attend the Safer Sex Workshop
• Meet with your Academic Advisor before the registration period
• Attend at least one Advisement Week program
• Register for at least 15 credits for the Spring semester
• Complete the Mid-Year Student Assessment (MYSA)

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Visit the Tutoring Center
• Visit the Writing Center
• Visit the Speech Lab
• Study in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons
• Attend Kean Research Days

Completion Requirements: 4 core items and at least 2 elective items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Sign up for Kean's Online Employment & Internship Portal
• Visit Career Services
• Attend a Career Workshop
• Upload a copy of your resume

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Attend a Job Fair
• Create a LinkedIn Profile
• Obtain an on-campus job
• Join a professional student group or organization
• Join an academic student group or organization
• Take a career assessment test with Career Services

Completion Requirements: 5 core items and at least 1 elective item must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Register for Student Health Portal
• Submit All Required Immunization Documents
• Visit Student Health Services
• Visit the Office of Counseling, Disability, Alcohol and other Drug Services
• Visit a Kean Recreation or Fitness Facility

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Attend the Fall Health Fair
• Join a performance student group or organization
• Join a recreation student group or organization
• Join an intercollegiate sports team
• Visit the Gourmet Dining dietician
• Enroll in a fitness or exercise class on campus

Completion Requirements: 4 core items and at least 3 elective items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Participate in an NSO Social Activity
• Attend at least one major University event
  • Attend a Homecoming event
  • Attend a Unity Week event
  • Attend Family Day
• Attend at least one major student involvement/recruitment event
  • Attend Kean Day
  • Attend the Fall semester Meet the Greeks
  • Attend the Student Involvement and Employment Fair
  • Attend the Spring semester Meet the Greeks
• Get Involved
  • Join a student club or organization
  • Participate in an intramural sport
  • Obtain an on-campus job
  • Join a Greek letter organization

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Attend a Kean After Dark event
• Attend a Kean Athletics sports event
• Participate in Eat N’ Play Trivia
• Attend a Bus Trip
• Perform at an event (open mic, dance showcase, variety show)
• Visit the Miron Student Center Game Room
• Attend a Movie Night

Completion Requirements: 2 core items and at least 2 elective items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Participate in a GE1000 Approved Civic Engagement Service Project
• Vote in at least one student election
  • Vote in the Student Organization Freshman Class Election
  • Vote in the Student Organization Homecoming King and Queen Election
  • Vote in the spring Student Organization and Alternate Student Trustee Elections

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Record at least 5 hours of community service in Cougar Link
• Register to vote
  • Participate in an on-campus voter registration drive
  • Provide voter registration
• Participate in the Kean Jumpstart program
• Join a service student group or organization
• Attend Kean Dance Marathon
• Attend an event that raises awareness for a charity

Completion Requirements: 3 core items and at least 1 elective item must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Attend a cultural event
• Attend a study abroad fair
• Visit a Kean Art Gallery
• Visit the Human Rights Institute or Holocaust Resource Center

OPTIONAL ITEMS

• Attend a WKU Information Session
• Join a cultural student group or organization
• Join a religious student group or organization
• Attend a Human Rights Institute or Holocaust Resource Center event
• Attend a Distinguished Lecture Series event
• Attend a Kean Stage performance
• Attend a Premiere Stages performance
• Attend a student recital
• Attend an art gallery opening event