FYI Vision & Mission

Vision Statement

The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi First-Year Islanders (FYI) plan provides tailored academic challenge and centralized information and support for First-Year Islanders.

Mission Statement

Through its First-Year Islanders (FYI) plan, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will transform the academic experience of its first-year students by supporting the underprepared to prepare, encouraging the prepared to advance, and inspiring the advanced to excel.

The First-Year Islanders plan will improve the learning experience of all first-year students by:

• Transitioning first-year students to higher education learning through the WAVE bridge experience;
• Providing faculty development focused on first-year students; and
• Invigorating the content and teaching methods of first-year courses.