Experiential Learning
Education takes place outside the classroom as well as during course modules. With
the Experiential Learning Requirement, Honors students can take their passion and
commitment to the wider global, national and local community. A range of courses can
be used to fulfill the Experiential Learning requirement, tailored to each students'
major and interests. Some programs that apply are service learning courses, internships,
upper-level research, clinicals, student teaching, and performance courses. Off-campus
programs, such as study abroad or the Washington Internhip, can also be applied to
the Experiential Learning component.
The Experiential Learning requirement helps students integrate their Honors commitment to service with their major and minor requirements. The courses listed below can be used to fulfill the requirement. Courses with the Service Learning attribute are automatically counted towards the Honors Experiential Learning requirement, as are the Student Teaching Semester, Study Abroad, and the Washington Internship. Other credit-bearing internships, advanced fieldwork, performance, and advanced research courses, as listed below, can also be applied to the Experiential Learning requirement. A graduate course may be substituted with the permission of the Honors Director.
Students may consult their preceptor and the Honors Director for assistance in choosing Experiential Learning courses best suited to their academic goals and interests.
List of Experiential Learning Courses
ACCT 4950 - ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP
ANTH 4685 - SENIOR SEMINAR
ARTV 4580 - SENIOR PROJECT IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION I
ARTV 4781 - SENIOR PROJECT IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION II
ARTV 4832 - SENIOR PORTFOLIO IN VIBA
ARTV 4920 - SENIOR PROJECT IN PHOTOGRAPHY I
ARTV 4921 - SENIOR PROJECT IN PHOTOGRAPHY II
ARTV 4925 - VISUAL COMM INTERNSHIP
ARTV 4950 - SENIOR PROJECT IN ART HISTORY I
ARTV 4951 - SENIOR PROJECT IN ART HISTORY II
ARTV 4960 - SENIOR PROJECT IN PAINTING I
ARTV 4961 - SENIOR PROJECT IN PAINTING II
BIOL 3600 - PREPARATION FOR RESEARCH
BIOL 4150 - ADVANCED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
BIOL 4211 - MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
BIOL 4230 - NEUROSCIENCE
BIOL 4231 - NEUROSCIENCE LAB
BIOL 4600 - BIOLOGY SEMINAR
BIOL 4601 - PHARMACY SEMINAR
BIOL 4602 - MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR
CHEM 2510 - INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
CHEM 3350 - BIOCHEMISTRY LAB METHODS
CHEM 3520 - ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 3530 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 3550 - ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 4800 - ADVANCED RESEARCH
CHEM 4810 - SENIOR THESIS
COMM 4601 - COMMUNICATION SENIOR SEMINAR
COMM 4901 - COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
COMM 4902 - WLFR INTERNSHIP
COMM 4903 - SSTV INTERNSHIP
COMM 4905 - PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIP
CSIS 4800 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
CSIS 4900 - COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERNSHIP
DANC 2910 - DANCE PRODUCTION PRACTICUM
DANC 3101 - MODERN DANCE III
DANC 3201 - DANCE COMPOSITION II
DANC 3203 - DANCE IMPROVISATION II
DANC 3501 - BALLET III
DANC 3915 - DANCE INTERNSHIP I
DANC 4101 - MODERN DANCE IV
DANC 4201 - ADVANCED DANCE COMPOSITION
DANC 4400 - BALLET IV
DANC 4401 - BALLET IV
DANC 4910 - DANCE INTERNSHIP - PAC
DANC 4915 - DANCE INTERNSHIP II
ECON 4695 - SENIOR SEMINAR
EDUC 4600 - INTERMEDIATE FIELDWORK:ELEM
EDUC 4600 - INTERMEDIATE FIELDWORK: SEC
EDUC 4990 - STUDENT TEACHING
EDUC 4991 - STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
ENVL 3431 - FIELD SOIL MORPHOLOGY
ENVL 4300 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES LAB
FINA 4950 - FINANCE INTERNSHIP
GAH 1216 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEATRE WORKSHOP
GAH 2202 - STOCKTON PEP BAN
GAH 3611 - CREATIVE NONFICTION WORKSHOP
GEN 3952 - WRITING TUTOR PRACTICUM
GEOL 3221 - FIELD GEOLOGY
GEOL 3305 - COASTAL PROCESSES: BEACHES
GERO 3900 - GERONTOLOGY INTERNSHIP
GIS 3730 - LACS CAPSTONE SEMINAR
GIS 4619 - WRITING SENIOR SEMINAR
GIS 4662 - DIGITAL STORYTELLING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
GSS 3946 - HOLOCAUST CENTER INTERNSHIP
HIST 3918 - EDITING INTERNSHIP
HIST 3922 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES INTERNSHIP
HIST 3923 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES INTERNSHIP II
HIST 4691 - THESIS SEMINAR
HLTH 32001 - RESEARCH FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES
HTMS 4110 - HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH METHODS
HTMS 4970 - HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM STUDIES INTERNSHIP
LANG 3924 - TEXT CENTER INTERNSHIP I
LANG 3925 - TEXT CENTER INTERNSHIP II
LITT 3270 - CRAFT AND THEORY WORKSHOP
LITT 3635 - ADVANCED POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
LITT 3636 - ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP
LITT 3637 - FLASH FICTION WORKSHOP
LITT 3918 - EDITING INTERNSHIP
LITT 3922 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES INTERNSHIP
LITT 3923 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES INTERNSHIP II
LITT 3924 - TEXT CENTER INTERNSHIP I
LITT 3925 - TEXT CENTER INTERNSHIP II
LITT 4354 - APPROACHING THE POEM
LITT 4610 - SENIOR SEMINAR
MARS 3371 - OCEANOGRAPHY II
MARS 3381 - MARINE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
MARS 3382 - ANALYSIS OF SEAWATER AND SEDIMENTS
MARS 3416 - TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY
MARS 3510 - PREP FOR MARINE FIELD RESEARCH
MARS 4900 - MARINE SCIENCE INTERNSHIP
MARS 4900 - AC AQUARIUM INTERNSHIP
MGMT 4610 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT
MGMT 4950 - MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
MKTG 4950 - MARKETING INTERNSHIP
MUSC 1143 - VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
MUSC 1144 - STOCKTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA
MUSC 1146 - STOCKTON SMALL CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
MUSC 1147 - STOCKTON LARGE CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE
MUSC 1641 - BEGINNING VOICE
MUSC 1760 - STOCKTON ORATORIO SOCIETY
MUSC 1920 - PRIVATE APPLIED MUSIC: CLASSICAL
MUSC 1920 - PRIVATE APPLIED MUSIC: VOCAL
MUSC 2241 - MUSIC HISTORY I
MUSC 2941 - MUSIC PRODUCTION PRACTICUM
MUSC 3251 - STOCKTON CHORALE
NURS 2901 - NURSING ASSESSMENT I
NURS 3901 - CARE OF THE ADULT
NURS 4901 - NURSING PRACTICUM
NURS 4910 - CARE OF THE ADULT II
NURS 4935 - COMMUNITY CLINICAL
NURS 4937 - SENIOR PROJECT
PHIL 4600 - SENIOR SEMINAR
PHYS 4620 - RESEARCH METHODS
POLS 3900 - POLITICAL SCIENCE LOCAL INTERNSHIP
POLS 4695 - SENIOR SEMINAR
POLS 4695 - SENIOR SEMINAR: SUPREME COURT
PSYC 3300 - NEURONS AND NETWORKS
PSYC 3335 - STEM EDUCATION: NEUROSCIENCE
PSYC 3754 - RESEARCH ON AGING
PSYC 3900 - FIELD PLACEMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 3904 - FIELD PLACEMENT IN CHILDHOOD STUDIES
PSYC 4800 - TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY
PUBH 2901 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICUM
PUBH 4950 - PUBLIC HEALTH INTERNSHIP
SOCY 4685 - SENIOR SEMINAR
SOWK 3905 - PRACTICUM FIELDWORK
SOWK 4901 - FIELDWORK I
SOWK 4902 - FIELDWORK II
SUST 3701 - INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT
SUST 4600 - SENIOR SYNTHESIS
SUST 4900 - INTERNSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY
THTR 2980 - THEATER PRODUCTION PRACTICUM
Honors Co-Curricular Requirements
Honors students strive to make the world a better place in all sorts of ways. They tutor in math, writing skills, and financial literacy. They support blood drives and organize basketball clinics for young people with disabilities. They join with other civic-minded students in on-campus organizations as well as in their own communities.
What, exactly, are the Honors Co-Curricular Requirements?
The Honors Service Requirement consists of:
- 10 hours of volunteer activities
- 2 dialogue or reflection sessions
- 2 additional Honors events
Who participates?
NEW STUDENTS must complete the Honors Service Requirement in their first semester in the Honors Program.
CONTINUING STUDENTS must complete the Honors Service Requirement for at least one semester within an academic year.
Students who have spent a certain number of semesters in the Honors Program are exempt from the Honors Service Requirement. Students entering as freshmen are exempt after 8 semesters; students entering as sophomores are exempt after 6 semesters; students entering as juniors are exempt after 4 semesters.
Useful Co-Curricular Requirement Contacts:
E-Board Student Director, Heather McCarthy (mccartyh@go.stockton.edu)
E-Board Student Director of Service, Brooke Peterson (peter125@go.stockton.edu)
Office of Service Learning, F-101J through F101Q
Circle K Club, Contact Brian Pluchino, 609-652-4961
Center for Community Engagement & Service-Learning, F-211
Student Success Scholars Program Mentor program, Contact Tomas Itaas, F-109A
Community Service, Office of Student Development
Many Stockton clubs lead and participate in service projects. For a full listing of Stockton clubs and activities, click here.
Experiential Learning, as defined by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC):
- Curricula typically emphasize exploration and/or discovery rather than acquisition of specific knowledge sets; a focus on hands-on, usually supervised, practical engagement with usable outcomes can also occur.
- Programs focus on student-driven learning projects facilitated by faculty who provide no necessary, single conclusion to be drawn by all or many students. Programs often include international experience and active learning.
- The process often involves continuous reflective writing and oral presentation as the students articulate their discoveries and document their personal growth; this process may apply to all other modes described here.
Service Learning and Leadership, as defined by the NCHC:
- The major emphasis is community engagement: often a single project or a series of collaborative projects that address real-world problems and through which students acquire practical experience and skills that lead to engaged citizenship. Some opportunities are offered for credit, some not.
- Curricula are frequently decentralized or selected from a menu of departmental honors courses. Students may also earn credit for philanthropic or humanitarian service off campus.
Read more about Honors Modes of Education.