Student in community-based learning course helps organize a warehouse with a mathematical algorithm and hangs signs up in warehouse

Community-Based & Experiential Learning

Connect your academic work with direct experience in the community that meets a community-defined need.

On average, 25 community-based learning courses are offered each year providing students the opportunity to learn about social issues while practicing skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and communication. In addition, there are countless fellowships and internships for taking your civic engagement deeper in the summer months.

Additional Opportunities for Experiential Learning

In addition to these opportunities for community-based and experiential learning through the Center for Civic Engagement, we encourage students to explore Catalyst, an initiative that centralizes resources for experiential learning opportunities including internships, education away, community-based learning and undergraduate research. 

Through XPL 199, students also have the opportunity to complete an internship for academic credit.

Catalyst XPL 199: Internship for Credit