Adulting 101 is your crash course in adulthood. Learn to budget, manage time, eat something green, and maybe meet people and deadlines. Weekly challenges help you build habits, reflect, and feel a little more like you’ve got this whole “adult” thing under control.

This is an eight-week course where we spend each class exploring one of our local trails. We will meet once each week, where we'll talk about your trail to success as a college student, build community with like-minded, friendly students, and spend time exploring the beautiful landscape in our backyard. We will hike rain or shine. No previous hiking experience is required.

This class is designed to help you adjust to college life and feel more confident in your first year. In this course, you’ll learn about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how things like feeling safe, supported, and connected can affect your success in school. We will explore a variety of realistic self-care and social connection strategies, healthy relationships with our self and others, on- and off-campus resources available to support you during your academic journey, and more! We will get real and dig deep to help you find balance in an overwhelming world.

You don’t succeed alone—this class helps you get connected and "hooked up" by discovering the people, places, and resources that support success at Fort Lewis College. Using an escape room inspired format, students explore campus, solve challenges, and reflect on how to build a successful and balanced college experience. This course turns the first 8-weeks into an engaging adventure focused on connection, curiosity, and growth.

Learn how to make the most of your college journey by starting with yourself. This course combines self-awareness, career exploration, and life design to help you make intentional choices during your first year. You’ll explore your values, strengths, and interests, connect with others, and consider majors and careers—not as fixed destinations, but as possibilities. This is about learning how to navigate decisions, embrace curiosity, and author your own story.