Getting Started:
PEIRCE 101
Add value to your Peirce College experience and increase your chance of success with our online orientation course, Peirce 101 (PRC 101). This one-credit hour course is designed to help you orient to the College's services and adjust to college study. It is a required course that provides you with resources and skills that will assist you in earning your degree. All students are required to successfully complete this course within their initial 14 weeks of enrollment.
Peirce 101 is conveniently offered online and can be paid with Financial Aid (for students who meet Financial Aid eligibility requirements).
Peirce 101 includes:
- Information about student services and College polices and procedures
- Information about study skills, conducting research and the MLA (Modern Language Associate) method of formatting research papers and documenting resources
- Information about ordering books and financing my education
- A College Student Inventory which helps students assess their learning style
- Information regarding advising and registration
Here are some frequently asked questions (with answers!) for additional information:
Who should take Peirce 101?
All new, returning and transfer Peirce students must complete Peirce 101 within the first four weeks at the College. Students must earn a grade of "P" or "pass" in the course.
Recommended (not required) Text:
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th Ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
To register for this course, go to https://my.peirce.edu. Click on "My Classes" and add the course.
If I have questions about Peirce 101, who do I contact?
If you have questions about accessing the course, contact your Program Advisor or the Admissions Office at 888.GO.PEIRCE, ext. 9214. If you have questions about your assignments, contact your instructor (contact information can be found in the course syllabus).