Helping students transition to life on campus First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs)
A First-Year Interest Group (FIG) is a group of 20-25 freshmen who share a common career or academic interest and who take a group of courses (two to four courses) together. The program helps students create friendships, find study group partners and, most importantly, have fun during their first semester.
Selected FIGs for Fall 2007
- Leaders of Tomorrow (Business)
- Business Around the World (Business)
- Freud, Film and Fun (Communication)
- The Fig Newtons (Mechanical Engineering)
- Schoolhouse Rock (Education)
- Rock ’N’ Roll (Liberal Arts)
- Up and Atom (Natural Sciences)
- Lifesavers (Nursing)
- Leadership and Ethics (Inerdisciplinary)
Students who participate in FIGs generally have higher grade point averages and are more likely to stay at the university beyond their freshman year.
You don’t need to worry about signing up for a FIG until you’ve been admitted to UT Austin. Once you’re admitted, you’ll meet with your academic advisor during orientation and be able to discuss FIGs that may work best with your degree plan.
Learn more about these and 125 other FIGs.
What do FIG students say?
About half of the entering freshman class starts their college career with a FIG. Shouldn’t you be one of them?
- 97% of FIG students stated that participation in a FIG helped them “feel more comfortable at UT”
- 97% stated that FIG participation made them “feel part of the UT community”
- 98% stated that they would recommend a FIG to new students
Updated 10 August 2007
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