Promoting International Student Success Through First-Year Seminar Courses

Description  Overview International students in American colleges and universities encounter many barriers to their successful academic and social transition. Higher education professionals are dedicating considerable efforts to supporting their international student population by accounting for a wide variety of factors contributing to their educational experiences and opportunities in their host institutions, communities, and cultures. However, research and practice efforts are still limited regarding supporting, specifically first-year international students. Simultaneously, the importance of the first-year experience in undergraduate students' academic success has been best illustrated through the extensive first-year programming implemented in American colleges and universities. In that regard, the First-Year Seminar (FYS) courses remain among the most frequently utilized and most effective interventions with research-proven effects for promoting student academic perfor