Help Your Students Succeed in College… and in Life

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 The 7 Habits is the world’s best-known personal-leadership
framework, synthesizing key principles of personal and
interpersonal effectiveness.

LIFE-CHANGING STUDENT SELF-MANAGEMENT

SUCCESS COURSE Habit 1: Be Proactive®

I am responsible for my education and life.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College
Students is a high-impact student success Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind®
course that benefits and sustains students I have a plan for what I want to accomplish.

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS

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in college and beyond. This instructor-led

course delivers a powerful blended learning Habit 3: Put First Things First®
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experience designed to: Succeeding in College… and in Life I do the most important things first.

• Enhance student engagement.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is your formula for success in college—and in life.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND TEAMWORK

Whether you’re a recent high school graduate or already in the workforce, the transition to college is one of the biggest
challenges you’ll face in life. New teachers, new people, new thinking, often a new home—all while you’re trying to make it
on your own for the first time or hold down a job. It can be tough, but help is here.

Based on the global bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, this textbook provides
college students like you with the timeless principles and practical skills to thrive in your new environment and achieve
Succeeding in College… and in Life
• Improve persistence.
your dreams in college and beyond. You will find out how to:
1. Make the most of your own potential.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win®

2. Discover your life mission.
3. Get control of your time and tasks.
4. Build a strong, satisfying network of relationships.
5. Learn how to communicate effectively.
6. Unleash your creativity and imagination.

• Strengthen student learning.

7. Get fit physically, financially, and emotionally.

I am considerate of others, but I also have the

What else do you get?
• Links to self-assessments to discover your strengths and areas to work on.
• What I Wish I’d Known—mini-lessons in effectiveness from other college students.
• Lessons on Leadership—inspiring stories to motivate you each day.
• Baby Steps—application suggestions that you can apply tomorrow morning to help you succeed.

• Increase retention and completion

In addition, you’ll get Academic Protips from top professors, including:
• How to Study in College by Eileen Tracy, University of East London.
• How to Use a College Library by Trevor Dawes, Washington University.
• How to Write a College Paper by Dr. Breck England, Brigham Young University.
courage to stand up for myself.
• How to Study for a Test by Dr. Laurie Rozakis, Farmingdale State College, SUNY.

rates.
• How to Think Critically by Dr. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont-McKenna College.
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• How to Make a Presentation by Craig Escamilla, Lamar University.

• How to Read College Textbooks by Dr. Janet N. Zadina, Tulane University.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be

• How to Manage Your Money by Joseph Knight, Business Literacy Institute.

Sean Covey
e-Textbook
Interactive features:
• 10 award-winning videos • Homework

In addition, the course provides students

• Additional readings • 55 hands-on activities

Understood®
• Self-assessments • Award-winning Living the
 

• Exercises 7 Habits Mobile App
Access your e-book anytime, anywhere on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

with the skills, tools, and mindset they need

For more information about the e-textbook go to: www.7habitscollege.com
and coauthor of The 4 Disciplines of Execution

I hear people out before expressing my own opinion.

  

to succeed in a global and ever-changing

Made in U.S.A.
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Digitally Enhanced e-Textbook Also Available!

marketplace. Habit 6: Synergize®

Built on the foundation of Stephen R. I value the strengths of other people and combine
Covey’s global bestselling book The 7 them with my own to solve problems.
Habits of Highly Effective People, this
student success curriculum was authored WELLNESS
by Sean Covey and eight other leading
academic experts. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw®
I regularly recharge my body, heart, mind, and spirit
so I can stay sharp and improve myself.
This course is designed to have the most positive impact of
any class students will experience at college.

Student Survey Response*

Would you recommend this course to others?
INFLUENCED BY
RESEARCH
The 7 Habits student success curriculum was
STRONGLY AGREE created with student transformation as its key
outcome—an experience that students would

90
look back on and say “the principles I learned
AGREE
3% % in this class made all the difference.”

The 7 Habits content and curriculum is closely

NEUTRAL aligned with Jack Mezirow’s transformative
5% learning theory, which focuses on how we
learn to act on our own purposes, values,
DISAGREE feelings, and meanings rather than those we
2%
have uncritically assimilated from others—to
gain greater control over our lives.

“Every aspect of my life has improved. This is the first

academic situation that has been so far reaching.”

“This is the most worthwhile class I have ever taken.”

“This class expanded my vision, challenged me

to change, and provided the skills to do it.”

*Utah Valley University end-of-course outcomes survey

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19% complete a
4% complete an 36% complete a

4 19 36
% % degree at a 4-year %
associate degree degree at a 4-year
university within
at a 2-year college university within 4
4 years (non-
within 2 years* years (flagship)*
flagship)*

Formula For Student Success

A Compelling Reason to
Stay in School
+ Strong Academic Skills +
Many students drop out of college because they are never clear Each section of the textbook is enhanced with Academic Protips from the
about why they are devoting some of the best years of their lives following experts:
to gaining more education. Janet Zadina:
How to Read College Textbooks
Students taking The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students Eileen Tracy:
course are all taught the habit of personal vision, Habit 2: Begin How to Study in College

With the End in Mind. They are challenged to think deeply about Trevor Dawes:
How to Use a College Library
their interests, talents, aspirations, and goals—and to articulate Craig Escamilla:
all of this into a Personal Mission Statement. The by-product How to Make a Presentation
of this process is that they understand the role college plays in
their overall vision, and discover their own “compelling why” to Breck England:
Laurie Rozakis:
How to Study for a Test
successfully complete college. How to Write a College Paper

Diane Halpern:
How to Think Critically
 75% of students

75
% are college
commuters, often
juggling families,
jobs, and school*.

*Complete College America, “The Game Changers”

Effective Life Skills = Highly Effective Students

For many students, the hardest thing about college is balancing

their responsibilities between college, work, family, and friends.

Life skills are essential for helping students overcome the

challenges and obstacles they will face in balancing their many
responsibilities. Life skills are woven throughout the 7 Habits
course and taught in powerful ways, including:

• Leadership • Conflict resolution

• Time management • Money management
• Achieving goals • Responsibility and initiative
• Communication • Health and wellness “It helped me to view exactly what I need and
want out of life, and how I can achieve it.”
All-Inclusive Course Materials
CAMPUS-WIDE ACCESSIBILITY
This course includes full LMS Integration, making it accessible to
many departments throughout campus, such as:
• Residential-life Communities
• Student Life
• Athletics
Suggested Syllabus
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students
FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP
DATE LESSON
1
TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE
The College Success Formula
7 Habits of Highly Effective
2 Students
Learning Journal Entry #1 due
Paradigms and Paradigm Shiftst
3 • Read textbook p. 37–45.
(See-Do-Get)
4 Principle-Centered Living
Academic Protip: How to Study in
5 College
Learning Journal Entry #2 due
HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE
DATE LESSON TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE
6 The Freedom to Choose
7 Choosing Your Own Weather
Taking Responsibility: Proactive
8
Language
9 Your Circle of Influence
10 Breaking Negative Cycles
Academic Protip: How to Use the
11 College Library
Learning Journal Entry #3 due
HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
DATE LESSON TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE
12 The Two Creations
Your Life Purpose: A Personal
13
Mission Statement
14 Your Life Goals
Academic Protip: How to Write a
Innovative Student Materials
• INTERACTIVE E-TEXT
• 55 HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
• 10 AWARD-WINNING VIDEOS
• AWARD-WINNING APP
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS
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ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS
• Read textbook p. 1–20.
• Write Learning Journal Entry #1: “Why Am I in College?”
• Do Activity #2: The 7 Habits Self-Assessment.
• 27 AWARD-WINNING Succeeding in College… and in Life
CLASSROOM VIDEOS
• Download “Living the 7 Habits” app.
• Read textbook p. 21–37.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is your formula for success in college—and in life.
Whether you’re a recent high school graduate or already in the workforce, the transition to college is one of the biggest
challenges you’ll face in life. New teachers, new people, new thinking, often a new home—all while you’re trying to make it
• Write Learning Journal Entry #2. on your own for the first time or hold down a job. It can be tough, but help is here.
• Bring syllabi / class requirements from other courses with
you to our class. Based on the global bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, this textbook provides
• Read textbook p. 46–49.
Succeeding in College… and in Life
• 38 LESSON PLANS WITH
college students like you with the timeless principles and practical skills to thrive in your new environment and achieve
your dreams in college and beyond. You will find out how to:
“This e-text is the most interactive,
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project
• Read textbook p. 51–58.
1. Make the most of your own potential.
2. Discover your life mission.
3. Get control of your time and tasks.
4. Build a strong, satisfying network of relationships.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS 5. Learn how to communicate effectively.
SLIDES
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project 6. Unleash your creativity and imagination.
• Read textbook p. 58–62. 7. Get fit physically, financially, and emotionally.
and loaded with features for students
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project
What else do you get?
• Read textbook p. 63–65.
• Links to self-assessments to discover your strengths and areas to work on.
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project
• Read textbook p. 65–68. • What I Wish I’d Known—mini-lessons in effectiveness from other college students.
• Lessons on Leadership—inspiring stories to motivate you each day.
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project • Baby Steps—application suggestions that you can apply tomorrow morning to help you succeed.
• Read textbook p. 68–76.
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project
than any we have published.”
In addition, you’ll get Academic Protips from top professors, including:
• QUIZZES AND TESTS
• Read textbook p. 77–79. • How to Study in College by Eileen Tracy, University of East London.
• How to Use a College Library by Trevor Dawes, Washington University.
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project
• How to Write a College Paper by Dr. Breck England, Brigham Young University.
• Read textbook p. 81–95.
• How to Study for a Test by Dr. Laurie Rozakis, Farmingdale State College, SUNY.
• How to Think Critically by Dr. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont-McKenna College.
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• How to Make a Presentation by Craig Escamilla, Lamar University.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS • How to Read College Textbooks by Dr. Janet N. Zadina, Tulane University.
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project • How to Manage Your Money by Joseph Knight, Business Literacy Institute.
• Read textbook p. 95–98.
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e-Textbook
• INSTRUCTOR-PREP
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project
• Read textbook p. 99–117. Interactive features:
• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project • 10 award-winning videos • Homework
• Additional readings • 55 hands-on activities
• Read textbook p. 118–121.
• Self-assessments • Award-winning Living the
 

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #5: Writing Skills Project • Exercises 7 Habits Mobile App
15 College Paper
• Read textbook p. 123–129.

GUIDELINES
Learning Journal Entry #4 due Access your e-book anytime, anywhere on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
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and coauthor of The 4 Disciplines of Execution
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Made in U.S.A.
© Franklin Covey Co.
Digitally Enhanced e-Textbook Also Available!

Flexible Delivery Options

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students can be taught as a semester-long course, part of an
existing course, or during student orientation. Contact your FranklinCovey representative to explore the
best options for your campus.
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PERSONAL LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
Upon completion of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College
Students course, students are encouraged to earn a personal
leadership certificate—part of FranklinCovey’s Leadership
Certificate Program. This certificate represents the first knowledge-
level qualification a student can receive on their way to earning
higher-level competency-based certificates in leadership,
productivity, organizational trust, and strategy execution.

Students that earn these certificates will gain a competitive edge

in their careers because employers around the world recognize
FranklinCovey as an authority in personal and organizational
effectiveness.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
College or university becomes
authorized to offer the certificate.

Students pass the 7 Habits

fundamentals exam.

Bring the 7 Habits to your campus today!

Contact your FranklinCovey representative to request a free trial of the 7 Habits e-text, and visit us at
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