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Freshman Focus and Academic Theme
Living Options

Freshmen Focus and Academic Theme living options are living-learning communities in specific Washington State University residence halls. Through Freshmen Focus, entering freshmen are pre-enrolled in two classes, making such a choice a partial fall course registration method as well as a housing choice. In Academic Theme Living communities students with similar interests live together in a residence hall.

Freshman Focus enables freshman to enjoy the benefits of living with other students with whom they share classes.

Benefits of Freshmen Focus and Academic Theme living options

Assessment results have shown that choosing an Academic Theme living option or participating in Freshmen Focus has resulted in these advantages:

  • highest levels of student satisfaction with their residence hall and university experience.
  • higher fall grades
  • more fall credits completed
  • fewer academic deficiency problems
  • better fall to fall retention at Washington State University
  • more out-of–class conversations about shared academic interests
  • easier formation of study groups
  • new freshmen friendships that include academic interests
  • greatest educational benefit from room and board costs

Freshmen Focus contains courses meeting General Education Requirements and all Freshmen Focus classes count towards graduation. To find out more about the courses included in Freshmen Focus, see the course descriptions on the Washington State University Course Catalog Web site or Residence Hall Freshmen Focus classes, for a more concise listing of all the Freshmen Focus course descriptions.

  • Freshmen who choose Coman Hall, a coed Scholars/Global Learning Community hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination of World Civilizations and Political Science 102 or Humanities 103. These courses will be linked with Scott Hall, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Community Hall, an all female hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Human Development 101. These courses will be linked with Duncan Dunn Hall, an all male hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Duncan Dunn Hall, an all male hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Human Development 101. These courses will be paired with Community, an all female hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Gannon Hall, a coed Math, Science, and Engineering hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus courses World Civilizations and Chemistry or Math. This combination is appropriate for math, science, or engineering students.
  • Freshmen who choose Goldsworthy Hall, a coed Math, Science, and Engineering hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus courses World Civilizations and Chemistry or Math. This combination is appropriate for math, science, or engineering students.
  • Freshmen not in the Honors College who choose Honors Hall, a coed hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Human Development 101. These courses will be linked with Community Hall, an all female hall, and Duncan Dunn, an all male hall.
  • Freshmen who choose McCroskey Hall, a coed International Hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Human Development 101. These courses will be linked Community, an all female hall, and Duncan Dunn, an all male hall.
  • Freshmen who choose McEachern Hall, a coed hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Geology 101, English 101, or Human Development 101. These courses will be linked with Stephenson South, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Orton Hall, a coed hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Geology 101, English 101, or English 101. These courses will be linked with Stephenson South, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Perham Hall, a coed hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Sociology 101, Geology 101, Communication Studies 102, or Theatre 160. These courses will be linked with Streit Hall, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Regents Hall, an all female hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Anthropology 201, Fine Arts 101 or English 101. These courses will be linked with Stimson Hall, an all male hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Rogers Hall, a coed hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Geology 101, or English 101. These courses will be linked with Stephenson South, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Scott Hall, a coed Scholars hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Political Science 102 or Humanities 103. These courses will be linked with Coman Hall, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Stephenson East, a coed hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Anthropology 101 or Environmental Science 101.
  • Freshmen who choose Stephenson North, a coed hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101,or Communication Studies 102.
  • Freshmen who choose Stephenson South, a coed hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101, or Geology 101.
  • Freshmen who choose Stevens Hall, an all female hall, will enroll in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Human Development 101. These courses will be linked with Community, an all female hall, and Duncan Dunn, an all male hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Stimson Hall, an all male hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Anthropology 201, Fine Arts 101, or English 101. These courses will be linked with Regents Hall, an all female hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Streit Hall, a coed hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and Sociology 101, Geology 101, Communication Studies 102, or Theatre 160. These courses will be linked with Perham Hall, a coed hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Waller Hall, an all male hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Anthropology 101. These courses will be linked with Wilmer-Davis Hall, an all female hall.
  • Freshmen who choose Wilmer-Davis Hall, an all female hall, will be enrolled in the Freshman Focus combination World Civilizations and English 101 or Anthropology 101. These courses will be paired with Waller Hall, an all male hall.

Academic Theme Living Options include:

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