IC Advantage: July 8–August 9, 2024

Welcome to your first learning experience as an IC student!

Take one, two, or even three one-credit courses. (Your first course is free!)

Take advantage of this online summer initiative to welcome you to Ithaca College’s intellectual community and equip you for a successful transition to Ithaca College. One foundation course is free; take up to two additional courses for just $155 each—a significant discount off the usual per credit cost of $600. (Charges will be added as appropriate to your fall semester bill.)

Foundation courses and Deep Dive courses will meet twice per week July 8–August 9, 2024—Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday—for 75 minutes and will be graded pass/fail. 

Foundation Courses

Experience our vibrant learning community firsthand and ensure that you have a solid foundation for success at IC.
College: Learning to Learn
Interrogate your assumptions about education, conduct experiments on your own learning habits, and apply the science of success.
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Community: The People & Places of IC
A special welcome to the vibrant learning community of Ithaca College and its host community, Ithaca, New York.
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Deep Dive Courses

Delve into a crucial issue, idea, topic, or debate in a focused and intentional way.
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Choose from more than a dozen classes taught by expert faculty members who are excited to welcome you to IC's learning community!
2024 Schedule below.

Register by noon (ET) Wednesday, June 26!

To register for IC Advantage, log in to IC Connect. (Remember: Your first IC Advantage course is free!)

Have Questions about IC Advantage?

If you have questions about the IC Advantage program, please contact us via email.

Overall IC Advantage Schedule

CourseTimeProfessorCRN
College: Learning to LearnMW, 10-11:15 amCortes Rodriguez10171
College: Learning to LearnMW, 10-11:15 amGwirtzman10172
College: Learning to LearnMW, 10-11:15 amSterbenk10179
College: Learning to LearnMW, 11:30-12:45 pmCortes Rodriguez10169
College: Learning to LearnMW, 1-2:15 pmLee10175
College: Learning to LearnMW, 4-5:15 pmLee10176
College: Learning to LearnMW, 7-8:15 pmBosela10180
College: Learning to LearnMW, 7-8:15 pmHouse10181
College: Learning to LearnTR, 10-11:15 amSterbenk10174
College: Learning to LearnTR, 10-11:15 amHuemmer10177
College: Learning to LearnTR, 4-5:15 pmHuemmer10178
College: Learning to LearnTR, 4-5:15 pmHouse10182
College: Learning to LearnTR, 7-8:15 pmHolzhauer10173
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 10-11:15 amDutkowsky10185
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 10-11:15 amLesses10187
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 10-11:15 amPorter10195
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 10-11:15 amPotter10198
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 11:30-12:45 pmSteinschneider10194
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 11:30-12:15 pmPorter10196
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 1-2:15 pmPorter10197
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICMW, 10-11:15 amShapiro10189
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICTR, 10-11:15 amDutkowsky10184
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICTR, 10-11:15 amHowd10190
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICTR, 11:30-12:45 pmStafford10193
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICTR, 2:30-3:45 pmEstabrook10186
Community: Exploring the People and Places of ICTR, 4-5:15 pmAdams10191
DEEP DIVE: Alcohol and You: Fact and Fiction in the College Party SceneMW, 10-11:15 amGroome10167
DEEP DIVE: Navigating Your Career Path to SuccessMW, 11:30-12:45 pmTroutman/Elebiary10166
DEEP DIVE: No Brain, No Gain. Building Better Movement Habits for a LifetimeMW, 5:30-6:45 pmBosela10164
DEEP DIVE: AI-mazing: Discovering the Magic Behind Intelligent MachinesTR, 10-11:15 amKissiloff10157
DEEP DIVE: Decolonizing AcademiaTR, 10-11:15 amGonzalez-Conty10168
DEEP DIVE: Graphic Novels, Comics, and Geek CultureTR, 1-2:15 pmCatto10158
DEEP DIVE: Queer Representation on TelevisionTR, 2:30-3:45 pmTropiano10163
DEEP DIVE: Thriving in College Based on Your Personality TypeTR, 4-5:15 pmShapiro/Elebiary10162
DEEP DIVE: MeditationTR, 5:30-6:45 pmLapp10159
DEEP DIVE: Once Upon This Time: Fairy TalesTR, 5:30-6:45 pmMachan/Howd10161
DEEP DIVE: Critical Success: How Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me How to Level Up in LifeTR, 5:30-6:45 pmBosela10165
DEEP DIVE: Movies and Philosophical ConversationTR, 7-8:15 pmWon10160