Experiential Learning
Courses and Activities
Experiential Learning Categories
Creative
Graduates who fulfill the requirement through creative experiences will have articulated, implemented, and reflected on a substantive application of their academic foundations to a real-world setting and/or challenge.
Global
Graduates who fulfill the requirement through study abroad or field study will interact with a culture and/or region distinct from their own and engage in academic inquiry and application afforded by the specific off-campus setting.
Internship
Graduates who fulfill the requirement through an internship will have practiced skills or methods related to their field of study through supervised work in a professional or organizational setting.
Leadership
Graduates who fulfill the requirement through leadership experiences will have articulated, implemented, and reflected on a substantive application of their academic foundations to a real-world setting and/or challenge.
Research
Graduates who fulfill the requirement by doing undergraduate research will demonstrate and describe how systematic and in-depth inquiry into a problem contributes to the discovery or interpretation of knowledge significant to their field of study.
Service
Graduates who fulfill the requirement through service-learning will demonstrate the ability to identify a community need and strategies for addressing it through mutual learning, critical analysis, reflection, and collaboration with a community partner.
For more information about the Experiential Learning requirement, please refer to the Experiential Learning Policy and Experiential Learning Requirement Rubric.
Submit Courses for Experiential Learning
CAPA provides an online method to submit courses to satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement. New courses and existing courses may be submitted for approval.
Course Submission Workflow in CAPA:
Tutorials & Information for Submitting EL Courses
- Step-by-Step Instructions for Accessing and Submitting Experiential Learning Courses in CAPA (New Courses)
- Step-by-Step Instructions for Accessing and Submitting Experiential Learning Courses in CAPA (Existing Courses)
- Video Tutorial on Accessing and Submitting Experiential Learning Courses in CAPA (New Courses)
- Video Tutorial on Accessing and Submitting Experiential Learning Courses in CAPA (Existing Courses)
Submit Activities for Experiential Learning
Faculty and staff can now submit activities for Experiential Learning using the new Approval Process for Student Experiences and Activities (APSEA) system.
APSEA provides faculty and staff from academic and non-academic units with the ability to align activity learning outcomes with the Experiential Learning rubric.
Activity Submission Workflow in APSEA:
Tutorials & Information for Submitting EL Activities
Need Help?
For assistance developing a new activity, please contact the Office of Experiential Learning at el@uga.edu.
For assistance submitting an activity, please contact the Office of the Registrar at clr@uga.edu.