
Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions
NC State multidisciplinary experience created for all incoming first-year and transfer students.
An Online Experience
Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions is a special kind of multidisciplinary experience created for all incoming first-year and transfer students and their families.

Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions aims to encourage students to discover more about various disciplines, to connect with the broader NC State community, and to apply and reflect on what and how they’re learning.
The experience is packaged as an online course available in WolfWare, NC State’s suite of academic technologies, giving incoming students experience with the technologies they’ll use during their academic careers before they begin their first semester at NC State.
(Y)Our
Changing World
will be offered June 23, 2025 – August 1, 2025, for first-year and transfer students.
Free Credit Hours
Students can earn two NC State credit hours at no cost.
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Incoming Students Resources
After successfully completing the course, students earn two (2) NC State credit hours at no cost. Yes, two free credits toward your degree. The course has been approved to count toward the Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP requirement.
The course is not required; however, we encourage students to take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity created just for incoming students. Students can stop the course at anytime with no penalty.
Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions aims to encourage students to discover more about various disciplines, to connect with the broader NC State community, and to Think and Do, applying and reflecting upon what they’re learning.
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