All first-year students enrolled at Indiana University East are required to complete a Freshman Year Seminar (FYS) course. The Freshman Honors Seminar serves as the FYS for Honors students. In other words, as a first-year Honors student, you will enroll in one of the Freshman Honors Seminar courses (either HON-H100 or HON-H209 online) instead of the general FYS offered to other first-year students.

HON-H100 is the Freshman Honors Seminar course for students who take classes face-to-face on campus. HON-H209 online is the same course offered for students who take classes remotely. Its curriculum crossroads with all of the other FYS courses by taking up such topics as academic advising, career choices, strategic study tools, and personal health and wellness. However, the Freshman Honors Seminar goes even further beyond those general topics to take a deeper look at the college experience by examining the ethical challenges that face the first year college student today. Course content and activities guide students through meaningful self-exploration that informs their introduction to the Honors Program and to university life.