Types of Experiential Learning

• Internship - combining practical experience with a structured learning experience to support academic and career goals



• Undergraduate Research - a scholarly or artistic activity that leads to the production of new knowledge



• Design Project - a problem solving activity to provide students with a supervised experience within a particular course



• Cultural Immersion - a travel experience which involves both academic learning and value added experiences designed to enhance student awareness of cultural differences



•  Practicum - a supervised clinical lab, work or service experience done by a student to make the connection between theory and practice of a particular discipline



• Service Learning refers to a structured experience in the community with specific learning objectives where by the learner will partake in active collaboration that builds on the resources, skills, expertise and knowledge of the campus and community.



• Cooperative Education - refers to a formal, structured plan of education in which students alternate periods of full-time classroom study with periods of paid, supervised, and progressively responsible training related to their academic major.