Getting Connected

In our CAT Communities, a group of about 22 students enroll in two general education courses and one connections course together during the fall semester. The courses count toward graduation through the K-State Core, and the friendly faces in your CAT community make the two larger, sometimes lecture-based classes feel a lot smaller.

Once a week, students meet in a connections course with your group of 22 classmates and a professor who is an expert on the CAT Community content to apply what you have been learning. A Learning Assistant peer mentor, who has been successful in the same courses, will assist with the class and answer questions about college life and learning and will help to plan activities inside and outside the classroom.

The CAT Communities are also a great place to make friends that just might last a lifetime.

 

 

How to Sign-Up

CAT Communities:

Space is limited as each learning community only has 22 seats available. Students may only sign up for one CAT Community or Residential CAT Community, and you should not sign up if you already have college credit for any of the classes that are a part of it. Students can work with your advisors during your enrollment sessions to get connected, or reach out to K-State First if you have questions.

Residential CAT Communities:

Residential CAT Communities provide an added opportunity to connect with others who share your academic interests by placing you in the same campus Residence Hall. Like our other CAT Communities, 22 first-year students take a group of classes together, but you live, eat, sleep, study, and socialize near each other, too! Students can sign up for these living-learning communities on their Housing Contracts.