The First Year Formation (FYF) program is a one-credit symposium designed to assist new students with the adjustment and transition to college life at Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York.

The symposium consists of a small group of new students, and is taught by a Student Affairs administrator with the help of an upperclass student orientation leader who knows what it is like to be a Fordham College at Lincoln Center student. The course is taught using a variety of teaching techniques including discussion, weekly reflections and service learning, to help a small group of first-year students make the most out of their college experience.

• engage in skills that will contribute to lifelong learning
• be encouraged to begin the process of determining personal values and ethics during their college experience.
• increase their communication skills through writing assignments and oral presentations.
• gain an understanding of their campus and greater New York City communities.
• be able to identify Fordham University's distinct mission as a Jesuit institution of higher learning.
• gain a greater insight of themselves and others.