Experiential Learning
Through experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom, students develop the skills and self-awareness to succeed after college.
SCU students score significantly higher than the national average for an “Enriching Educational Experience” because of the emphasis we place on Experiential Learning.
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The Arrupe Partnerships for Community-based Learning connects students, faculty, and community organizations for active engagement, research, and collaboration around social justice.
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All students must complete the Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) requirement in the curriculum. These courses help students “make vocational choices in light of both their greatest gifts and the world’s greatest needs.”
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SCU offers students paid fellowships to engage in projects locally and internationally related to social justice, ethics, and/or technology.
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Immersion programs are off-campus, educational, service-based opportunities in which students travel to and serve in a community different from their own.
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At least 70% of our students have at least one internship before they graduate.
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This student run organization provides students the opportunity to volunteer in their community.
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Learn about CSL's leadership programs and the more than 80 student run organizations on campus.
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40-60% of the Junior class study abroad each year in one of the 106 program locations around the world in over 50 countries.
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Our undergraduates are building mobile robots, creating documentary films, investigating cultural and developmental trends, and developing better ways to solve human needs and sustainability.
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